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Taxation of Non-Resident Alien?.
Hey,
I've ask a couple of people about the taxation of non-resident aliens. They all said that on regular income the taxrate will be the same as for a resident alien. But in the Instruction sheet for the Form 1040NR that the IRS provides ( http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040nr.pdf ) it has a taxation table at the end and the tax amounts shown there are way higher than what a resident alien would pay. How can that be? It also has an example in there.
Could someone please help me a little bit with filling out the 1040NR. I don't know who to ask for help with the individual fields. All the tax places (H&R Block and so on) have no clue about a non-resident tax return. Also it is hard for me to talk to someone on the phone because of my english. It is easiert to write (emails).
Thank you very much
Jaxx
A Non-Resident Alien will generally pay higher taxes than a resident. The underlying tax rate schedule is the same for NRAs and everyone else, however a NRA cannot claim the Standard Deduction. This is the primary reason for the higher total tax paid by a NRA.
If your only income is from wages, salary, tips, taxable state and local tax refunds or taxable scholarships and fellowship grants you can file Form 1040NR-EZ instead of From 1040-NR. It's considerably simpler to prepare the EZ version if you're eligible to use it.
If you need assistance you can try to locate a local CPA or EA who specializes in NRA issues or visit the local IRS office. You are right that the storefront tax prep mills are clueless on these issues so avoid them at all costs.
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