Questions tagged [tax-residency]
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US - Non-resident for tax purposes married before 31st December
I am a non-resident for tax purposes for 2020. I had 1 allowance set in my W4 throughout the year. I got married before 31st December of 2020. My spouse accompanied me to the US in the following year(...
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Resident Alien but outside of US most of 2020 because of Covid-19
I have been a resident alien for the US for tax purposes between 2016-2019. In 2020, I was in the US only for 15 days and have been in India for most of 2020 because of Covid-19 and working from home ...
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Question related to my and wife's US resident alien status, required for USA ITR filling
I joined USA with H1B visa starting from 15th Feb 2020 whereas my wife joined me on H4 Visa starting from 8th Aug 2020. So in this case I am a Resident alien but what would be the case for my wife? ...
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Eligibility for stimulus payments
In 2020 I became a resident for tax purposes via the substantial presence test. I also got married in 2020. My wife is from Canada, moved to the US mid to late 2020, but has not yet passed the ...
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European consultant: living and working in the USA, employed in Canada
I am from Europe and a consultant employed by a Canadian University, but I live in the USA (I moved to the USA as my husband received a J1 visa). So now I am trying to figure out where to pay taxed? ...
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UK Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) eligibility
Will the fact that I have not been in the UK since 26th of June affect my eligibility for the third and fourth SEISS grants?
My situation:
I have been unable to work due to COVID since March.
I have ...
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I plan on working for a US company from abroad for three months. Do I need a US address at this time to remain a tax resident of my state?
I am considering spending three months abroad while working remotely. While I plan on returning to my current state (New Jersey), I do not want to continue to pay rent when I'm not here, which means I ...
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F1 OPT, marriage to Canadian citizen, FICA taxes and tax filing status
This year is a complicated one for me for tax purposes. I've been in the US since mid 2015, with F1 status. I currently still have F1 status, with OPT.
If I've understood everything correctly, I ...
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Can one be a California tax resident while not being a US tax resident?
I read on Page 4 of FTB Pub. 1031 2019 (mirror) (I italicized the important passages):
[Section E:] Who Are Residents and Nonresidents
A resident is any individual who meets any of the following:
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Is an individual who hasn't been in California in 2019 but is domiciled in California throughout 2019 a California tax resident?
I read on Page 4 of FTB Pub. 1031 2019 (mirror) (I italicized the important passages):
[Section E:] Who Are Residents and Nonresidents
A resident is any individual who meets any of the following:
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Form 2555 (Foreign earned income exclusion)
I am filing my 2019 US tax returns as resident alien, but during the later part of 2019, I paid taxes in India on Indian income. Should I fill out Form 2555 to claim foreign earned income exclusion?
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Canada: province of residence on December 31 for emigrants
Page 1 of the Canadian T1 asks, "Enter your province or territory of residence on December 31, 2019." If I emigrated from Canada during 2019, what do I enter, and why? Specifically, are there ...
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Publication 523 - "residency" on "Gain Exclusions" selling primary residence
Part of the Publication 523 from the IRS guides on Capitol Gains states the following:
"If you were ever away from home, you need to determine whether that time counts towards your residence ...
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Where is the fiscal resident of international students receiving scholarship
I am a citizen of Turkey, and I am studying in Germany while receiving a scholarship from the German government.
Where is my fiscal residence?, i.e where is my tax-residency?
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I have no other ...
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When flying to and from the United States, from/until what time does it count as days of presence from an IRS tax residence standpoint?
When flying to and from the United States, from/until what time does it count as days of presence from an IRS tax residence standpoint?
For example, if my plane entered the US airspace at 20:00 on ...
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