Determine Your US Tax Residency Status
Non-Resident Alien [NRA] or Resident Alien [RA] for the tax year in which you are filing.
SPRINTAX-RETURNS will determine your U.S. Tax Residency status for the tax year based on your current and past immigration history and days spent within the U.S. over the span of multiple years. If SPRINTAX-RETURNS determines that your U.S. Tax Residency status for the tax year is Non-Resident (NRA), then you can continue to answer the SPRINTAX-RETURNS questionnaire in order to prepare your returns.
Prepare your Non-Resident 1040NR Federal Income Tax Return
Brown University has purchased a license which will provide current international students and scholars free access to SPRINTAX-RETURNS, an online tax-filing preparation system for Non-Residents-for-Tax-Purposes to prepare their Non-Resident Federal Income Tax Return, during the tax season (February to April 15th).
Follow the Steps below...
1.) Gather your Tax Summary Statements (See Document List above)
2.) Access SPRINTAX-RETURNS via the Brown Webhelper link below. You will first be prompted to authenticate with your Brown UserID and Password. Once authenticated you will reach a landing page with SPRINTAX-RETURNS instructions along with a unique link to access SPRINTAX-RETURNS. Using this link, will ensure that you will be able to prepare your Federal Non-Resident Income Tax Return and/or Form 8843, along with (1) one State Income Tax Return at no cost to you.
3.) Follow the SPRINTAX-RETURNS Instructions
SPRINTAX-RETURNS will prompt you to answer certain questions and input the data from all of the Tax Summary Statements that you have received for the 2023 tax year.
Please note that by using the SPRINTAX-RETURNS link via the Brown Webapps link above you do not need an additional access or discount code. The discount is already applied to the link.
If you earned U.S. Income during 2023, SPRINTAX-RETURNS will generate your “2023 Tax Return Documents”, including Forms 1040NR, 8843, and/or other document(s) depending on your circumstances.
If you did not earn any U.S. Income during 2023, SPRINTAX-RETURNS will generate a completed Form 8843 for you and also for each of your dependents (if applicable).
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About Form 8843
All nonresident students, scholars and their dependents in F-1, F-2, J-1 or J-2 status must file Form 8843 "Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals with a Medical Condition". This form must be filed even if no income was earned in 2023. Form 8843 is not an income tax return, but rather, an informational statement required by the U.S. government. If you used SPRINTAX-RETURNS to prepare your Non-Resident Federal Income Tax Return, form 8843 is included in your SPRINTAX-RETURNS tax return .PDF printouts. If you are a nonresident with no U.S. income during 2023 and only need to file Form 8843, you can alternatively download the 8843 form from the IRS website.
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Prepare your Non-Resident State Income Tax Return(s)
4.) State Income Tax Returns: Once you finish your Federal return, SPRINTAX-RETURNS will also inform you if you need to complete a State Tax Return. The SPRINTAX-RETURNS Fee to prepare (1) One State Income Tax Return is waived provided that you access SPRINTAX-RETURNS through this webpage. If you are required to file multiple State Income Tax Returns, you have the option to prepare your 2nd and consecutive State Income Tax Returns with SPRINTAX-RETURNS for a Fee.
NOTE: You are not obligated to use SPRINTAX-RETURNS to prepare your State Income Tax Return. Alternatively, you can prepare and file your State Income Tax Return independently. In any case, you will need to have prepared the Federal Income Tax Return prior to beginning any State Income Tax Return.
If you classified as a Resident Alien (RA) for U.S. tax purposes, please scroll down to see the information under the Resident Alien (RA) for Tax Purposes header for information and links above for filing both your Federal and State Income Taxes as a Resident.