Taxes

• Federal Income Taxes are due APRIL 15
• Virginia State Income Taxes are due May 1st
• Tax PowerPoint Presentation

Reminders:

• All foreign nationals in F or J non-immigrant status must complete a US tax return. Foreign nationals in a NON-RESIDENT TAX STATUS CANNOT FILE ELECTRONICALLY
• If you are in a Non-Resident Tax Status you MUST FILE either Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ AND Form 8843; NOT Forms 1040 or 1040A or 1040EZ
• Be sure you have received ALL of your tax statements before filing your tax return. The following are some examples of forms you could possibly expect to receive:
  • W-2 – if you have a job
  • 1042-S – if you claimed tax treaty benefits OR had any other type of income (i.e. Scholarship/Fellowship, Award/Prize, etc)
  • 1099-G - if you received State refund from a prior year
  • Currently only W-2’s can be downloaded from HokieSpa. If you should have received both a W-2 and a 1042-S the two forms were mailed in one envelope to the address on file on January 1, 2011

   

Mailing of W-2 Forms

In order to receive your tax filing form W-2 and/or 1042S, it is very important that your mailing address in the University's database is current. Please verify/update your address prior to January 1 each year using Hokie PLUS.

Claiming Tax Treaty Benefits

The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) requires that any foreign national claiming tax treaty benefits on wages or salary earned in the United States file a Form 8233 each year they wish to claim the tax treaty.

In order to have the treaty benefits carry forward into the next year without interruption, students must complete a new Form 8233 and turn it in to the Payroll Office, 201 Southgate Center, by December 12 along with copies of your passport, visa, and I-20 or DS-2019, and social security card.

If the Payroll office does not receive a Form 8233 for the following year by December 12 of the current year, your tax exempt benefits will end and you will be taxed on any wages earned until an updated Form 8233 is received. After taxes have been withheld from wages, no refunds will be issued by Virginia Tech. They can, however, be claimed for refund on your tax return.

Tax Treaty Countries

Countries that have a treaty for students are listed below. Most have a time limit of 5 years from first entry date and some have an annual dollar limitation between $2,000 and $9,000 per year. There is no time limit for Bangladesh, China, Netherlands, and Pakistan. Germany has a 4 year limit but the exemption is retroactively lost if you are physically present in the United States longer than four years. Therefore, German tax residents who expect to stay longer than 4 years, should NOT file an 8233 form.

If you have any questions, please contact Janet Kunz , International Tax Specialist at 231-3754.