TAX SEASON 2010

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All individuals who earn income from a U.S. source are required to pay Federal and State taxes. F and J students and scholars AND any dependents in the US ANY DAY January 1-December 31, 2009, even if you didn’t work in the U.S., must file the form 8843 for each year they are in the U.S. (as a non-resident taxpayer).

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Line by line instructions for form 8843 and a 2009 8843 form that you can download and complete were sent to your uah.edu email address. Follow the instructions titled “8843_Income earned_2009” if you worked in the U.S. in 2009 and if you didn’t work then follow the other 8843 instructions sent to you by email.

If you did not work in the U.S. in 2009 then form 8843 is the ONLY form you must complete to be in tax compliance.

If you earned any income from a U.S. source in 2009 then you will probably have additional tax forms to complete and need to make an appointment to meet with a VITA tax volunteer at one of the SATURDAY tax sessions. The tax sessions in 2009 will be held the 6 Saturdays listed below with appointment times available at 10am, 11am, and 12pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
SATURDAY, MARCH 27
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
SATURDAY, APRIL 10

YOU CAN MAKE A TAX APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FORM 8843.

TO MAKE A VITA TAX APPOINTMENT:
1. Complete the 8843 form and save it under your full name.
2. Email tax@uah.edu
a. In the subject write “tax appointment”.
b. Include your full name and phone number
c. List your top three preferences for an appointment day/time
d. ATTACH the completed form 8843 to the email
3. An email response will be sent to you from tax@uah.edu to confirm your appointment time or suggest a different appointment time if none of your preferences is available.

4. Read the confirmation email to be sure you have the information you need to come prepared to your appointment.

5. If you fail to show up at your designated appointment time, you will not be given another appointment. Email tax@uah.edu 24 hours in advance of your scheduled appointment if you need to cancel or reschedule.