The Federal Tax filing deadline is April 15, 2024. Even if you are outside of the U.S. or did not earn money in tax year 2023, you are still required to submit your taxes.
All foreign nationals must file U.S. tax paperwork every year. Foreign nationals who did not earn income during the year may only need to file the IRS Form 8843.
Before filing taxes, foreign nationals must determine if they are considered a “nonresident alien for tax purposes.” It is important to note that tax status is different than immigration status. Foreign nationals in the U.S. will complete a substantial presence test to determine whether or not they will file their taxes as a nonresident alien or a resident for tax purposes. Both F-1 and J-1 visa holders should complete the substantial presence test if they were present in the US, even for just one day. Any part of the calendar year in which the person was present counts as a full year.
Juilliard F-1 and J-1 visa holders can create a free account on Sprintax and complete a substantial presence test. Juilliard foreign nationals who are considered a “nonresident alien for tax purposes” may obtain a free license to use the Sprintax tax program. Juilliard offers various resources every spring semester to assist foreign nationals with their tax requirements. Foreign nationals may also need to file state taxes. Please refer to your state of residency to determine if additional forms need to be submitted.
Request your 2024 Sprintax Access Code.
Join Sprintax’s Tax Workshop on Wednesday February 21, 2024 from 1–2pm EST to learn more about filing taxes as a nonresident. The workshop will be available online and in-person in Room 321. Stay tuned for details.
During Spring 2024, Sprintax is also offering several free open tax webinars to help nonresidents understand their tax filing obligations. Sprintax offers a 24 hour/7 days a week live chat function to help with all your tax filing needs.
The informational webinars will cover the same topics on each occasion:
- An overview of tax for nonresident students and scholars
- Who must file a 2023 US tax return
- Tax residency
- What income forms you may receive
- Forms that need to be completed and sent to the IRS
- Terms like FICA, ITIN and Form 1098-T
- What happens if students don’t file, or misfile
- State tax returns
- How to use Sprintax to prepare a compliant return
Register at the links below.
- Thursday, December 14, 1pm EST – Register here
- Thursday, January 25, 12pm EST – Register here
- Wednesday, February 7, 1pm EST – Register here
- Wednesday, February 28, 12pm EST – Register here
- Monday, March 11, 4pm EST – Register here
- Thursday, March 28, 3pm EST – Register here
- Wednesday, April 3, 2pm EST – Register here
- Thursday, April 11, 1pm EST – Register here
- Monday, April 15, 11am EST – Register here
Tax Overview for Students on CPT and OPT:
- Wednesday, December 13, 1pm EST – Register here
- Tuesday, January 23, 1pm EST – Register here
- Wednesday, February 28, 2pm EST – Register here
- Thursday, March 21, 3pm EST – Register here