Tax Information

DISCLAIMER: In an effort to assists our students with tax questions, the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS), is providing information and/or website links to useful sites that should serve ONLY as a guide to students and/or scholars. If you need help in preparing your tax forms, please contact a tax specialist (you might have to pay for this service), the R.I Division of Taxation, or the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) directly.

• Tax Information from URI Payroll Office

• List of Publication/Forms that you will need include but are not limited to:
FEDERAL INCOME TAX FORMS/PUBLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


1. Guide for Nonresident Aliens Preparing Federal Income Tax Returns.
   (Disclaimer: This above link is borrowed from University of Texas, Austin. OISS and URI do not endorse the information provided on their pages. Please use the information at YOUR OWN RISK)
2. Internal Revenue Services (IRS)
3. Search for the following forms and/or publications in the IRS website:
   
   • Publication 901-U.S. Tax treaties (HTML PDF)
   • Publication 597-Information on the United States-Canada Income Tax Treaty (HTML PDF)
     
   • Publication 519- U.S. Tax Guides for Aliens (HTML PDF)
     
   • Publication 686-Certification for Reduced Tax Rates in Tax Treaties Countries (HTMLPDF)
     
   • Form 8833- Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701 (b) (PDF)
     
   • Form 8843- Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals with a Medical Condition (PDF)
   • Form 843 - Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement. (PDF)
   • Form 8316 - Information Regarding Request for Refund of Social Security Tax Erroneously Withheld on Wages Recieved by a Nonresident Alien on an F, J, or M Type Visa (PDF)
     
   • Form 1040NR-U.S.- Non-Resident Alien Income Tax Return (Instructions PDF)
     
   • Form 1040NR-EZ-U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Nonresident Aliens With No Dependents (InstructionsPDF)
     
4. Foreign Student/Foreign Scholar Filing Requirements for U.S. Federal Income Tax Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ (Instructions)STATE INCOME TAX FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

5. RI Division of Taxation (General information)

6. RI Non-Resident Form- 1040-NR (Booklet Included Instructions and Tax Tables)
7. RI Non-Resident 1040-NR (Instructions only)
8. RI Non-Resident Form- 1040-NR (Form)