Income Tax Information and Links

The UT Office of International Affairs is neither qualified nor permitted to give individual tax advice. Students with complicated tax situations may wish to consult with a tax preparation service, professional tax accountant, or tax attorney who is knowledgeable about nonresident tax law.

However, we have created a page with general income tax information that you may find useful:

• International Affairs' Frequently Asked Tax Questions

Also, the sites and links below contain information that may be helpful in answering some additional tax questions.

U.S. Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms and Information

IRS website

You may download any tax forms you need from their website by using the "Search Forms and Publications" function -- or click on the form below:

• 1040NR-EZ
• 1040NR-EZ Instructions
• 1040NR
• 1040NR Instructions
• Form 8843 Note: all non-resident aliens, including dependents in the U.S. must file this form
• Publication 519: U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
• Publication 901: Tax Treaties

Link to IRS website for international tax payers.

Tax Help

You may go to the Memphis IRS office, 22 N. Front Street, downtown, or call 544-3243. The office is open Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Tax Information and Tax Treaties

Windstar Techologies, Inc
http://www.windstar-tech.com. This site features articles and reference information on a number of topics of interest to international students, including:

• U.S. taxation of foreign students and scholars: A road map to an individual's tax return
• U.S. Taxation of Foreign Students and Scholars
• Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Student and Scholars: How Tax Treaties Work
• The complete text of each country's tax treaty with the U.S.

CINTAX (formerly known as NRAWare)

Made by Arctic International Software, CINTAX might assist you in completing your 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ tax forms. This is only for those who are classified as nonresident aliens for tax purposes (F and J status). You do have to pay a fee to use this software.

Additional Sources

The State University of New York (SUNY) Office of International Student and Scholar Services maintains a website that is a good source of general income tax information for international students. (In fact, some of the material in this section comes courtesy of their site.)

Take note that some of their information, however, applies only to SUNY International students and residents of the state of New York.

The University of Texas at Austin also maintains a "Self Help Tax Website" with useful information. Likewise, some of these pages may be relevant only to University of Texas students and residents of the state of Texas.

Contact Us

Office of International Affairs
62 S. Dunlap, Suite 413
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: 901-448-8484
Fax: 901-448-2100

Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F