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If you need more time, you can file Form 4868(link is external) to request an automatic extension of time until August 15. You will not be notified if the extension request is approved, it is automatic.  If you owe any taxes, you must still mail the estimated tax payment by the tax filing deadline in April or you will be assessed penalties and interest on any payment owed. Be sure to sign and date the forms and keep copies for your records.

Go to Where's My Refund? to track your refund. This page will usually have information about the refund three to four weeks after filing a paper return. Check weekly, on Wednesdays, for any updates to your refund information.

Some of the forms you may receive from your employer or other sources are: 1042-S, W-2, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1098-T.

If you were employed and want to know where to find your W-2,
If you have not received Form W-2 or Form 1099-R or received an incorrect form or information, contact your employer. You may not have received the form because of an incorrect or incomplete address. Be sure to verify the address used if already mailed. If the form was returned to the employer because of an incorrect address, or never mailed, and the employer intends to issue or re-mail, allow a reasonable amount of time for this action to occur before calling the IRS for help.

Yes. Anyone in F or J status present in the U.S. and a non-resident for tax purposes is required to complete a tax form. If your F-2 or J-2 dependent did not earn any income, they would be required to fill out Form 8843. J-2 dependents who received an EAD and earned income may be required to complete additional tax forms. They would be eligible to gain access to GLACIER Tax Prep to assist in the federal tax form process.

No. If your child is a U.S. citizen and did not earn any income, no tax forms need to be completed.

All nonresident aliens for tax purposes, in F or J status, are required to complete Form 8843 with the IRS regardless of whether they received income. This also includes dependents in F-2 and J-2 status, regardless of age. For instructions on how to complete this form, follow the instructions here

All nonresident aliens for tax purposes who spent any portion of 2021 in F or J status are required to complete Form 8843 and send it to the IRS. The deadline is June 15, 2022.

Yes, all students or scholars who were in F or J status, non-resident for tax purposes and were present in the United States in 2021 must file a tax report for that year. Ask your employer to mail the Form W-2 to your home country address or explain how you may access it online. If you overpaid federal tax, the IRS can mail a refund check overseas.

Yes, since you were present in the U.S. during 2021, you are required to complete and file tax forms.

Filing a tax return is required by law. One of the conditions of your visa is to comply with U.S. law. If you owe taxes and don't file, the IRS can assess penalties, interest and seize U.S. bank assets for repayment. Fines and penalties can often amount to more than the original tax debt. There can also be immigration consequences for failing to file taxes. Applicants for permanent residency or "green cards" are frequently asked to show proof of tax filing for previous years in the U.S. In addition to the legal requirement, if you are owed a refund, filing a tax return is the only way to receive it.

Most international students are required to file at least one tax form. To determine your filing obligation there are a few things to consider:

• Residency for tax purposes status
• This is not the same as residency for tuition or Lawful Permanent Residency
• F-1 and J-1 Students and their dependents within the first 5 years of non-immigrant student status are automatically considered non-residents for tax purposes.
• In these cases, the student or dependent is required to file form 8843 even if they have no taxable income
• Date of entry to the U.S.
• Students or dependents who were present during 2019 would have a filing obligation depending on residency for tax purpose
• Students who arrived in 2020 would not have a filing obligation this year but would be required to file next year.

A minister's housing allowance (sometimes called a parsonage allowance or a rental allowance) is excludable from gross income for income tax purposes but not for self-employment tax purposes.
If you receive as part of your salary (for services as a minister) an amount officially designated (in advance of payment) as a housing allowance, and the amount isn’t more than the reasonable pay for your services, you can exclude it from gross income the lesser of the following amounts:
the amount officially designated (in advance of payment) as a housing allowance;the amount actually used to provide or rent a home; orthe fair market rental value of the home (including furnishings, utilities, garage, etc.).The payments officially designated as a housing allowance must be used in the year received.
Include any amount of the allowance that you can't exclude as wages on line 1 of Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return or Form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors. Enter “Excess allowance” and the amount on the dotted line next to line 1.

If your congregation furnishes housing in kind as pay for your services as a minister instead of a housing allowance, you may exclude the fair market rental value of the housing from income, but you must include the fair market rental value of the housing in net earnings from self-employment for self-employment tax purposes.

To determine if the sale of inherited property is taxable, you must first determine your basis in the property. The basis of property inherited from a decedent is generally one of the following:
The fair market value (FMV) of the property on the date of the decedent's death (whether or not the executor of the estate files an estate tax return (Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return)).The FMV of the property on the alternate valuation date, but only if the executor of the estate files an estate tax return (Form 706) and elects to use the alternate valuation on that return. See the Instructions for Form 706.For information on the FMV of inherited property on the date of the decedent’s death, contact the executor of the decedent’s estate. Also, note that in 2015, Congress passed a new law that, in certain circumstances, requires the recipient’s basis in the certain inherited property to be consistent with the value of the property as finally determined for Federal estate tax purposes. Check What's New - Estate and Gift Tax for updates on final rules being promulgated to implement the new law.
If you or your spouse gave the property to the decedent within one year before the decedent's death, see Publication 551, Basis of Assets.
Report the sale on Schedule D (Form 1040), Capital Gains and Losses and on Form 8949, Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets:
If you sell the property for more than your basis, you have a taxable gain.For information on how to report the sale on Schedule D, see Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.Under the new law passed by Congress in 2015, an accuracy-related penalty may apply if an individual reporting the sale of certain inherited property uses a basis in excess of that property’s final value for Federal estate tax purposes. Again, check What's New - Estate and Gift Tax for updates on final rules being promulgated to implement the new law.
For estates of decedents who died in 2010, the basis is generally determined as described above. However, the executor of a decedent who died in 2010 may elect out of the Federal estate tax rules for 2010 and use the modified carryover of basic rules.

Although these forms are called information returns, they serve different functions.
Employers use Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement to:
Report wages, tips, and other compensation paid to an employee.Report the employee's income and social security taxes withheld and other information.Employers furnish Form W-2 to the employee and the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration shares the information with the Internal Revenue Service. Payers use Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Information or Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation to:
Report payments made of at least $600 in the course of a trade or business to a person who's not an employee for services (Form 1099-NEC).
Report payments of $10 or more made in the course of a trade or business in gross royalties or payments of $600 or more made in the course of a trade or business in rents or for other specified purposes (Form 1099-MISC).Report payment information to the IRS and the person or business that received the payment.

Under this special election, the basis of property inherited from a decedent who died during 2010 is generally the lesser of:
The adjusted basis of the decedent, orThe FMV of the property at the date of the decedent’s death.Under this special election for estates of decedents who died in 2010, the executor of the decedent’s estate may increase the basis of certain property that beneficiaries acquire from a decedent by up to $1.3 million (plus certain unused built-in losses and loss carryovers, if applicable), but the increased basis cannot exceed the FMV of the property at the date of the decedent’s death. The executor may also increase the basis of certain property that the surviving spouse acquires from a decedent by up to an additional $3 million, but the increased basis cannot exceed the FMV of the property at the date of the decedent’s death. The executor of the decedent’s estate is required to provide a statement to all heirs listing the decedent’s basis in the property, the FMV of the property on the date of the decedent’s death, and the additional basis allocated to the property. Contact the executor to determine what the basis of the asset is.

If by the end of February, your Form W-2, Wage, and Tax Statement have not been corrected by your employer after you attempted to have your employer or payer issue a corrected form, you can request that an IRS representative initiate a Form W-2 complaint. The IRS will send your employer a letter requesting that they furnish you with a corrected Form W-2 within ten days.The IRS will send you a letter with instructions and Form 4852, Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc. You can use Form 4852 in the event that your employer doesn't provide you with the corrected Form W-2 in time to file your tax return.Depending on the time of year, the IRS may have federal wage information in the form of a wage transcript. See Topic 159 for more information on how to get a transcript of W-2 information.