J-1 Research Fellows, along with scholars, only have a two or three -year exempt period, instead of five. Only J-1 students have a five-year exemption period.
If you have been living in the US for three years already, your exemption period has expired. You will file as a US resident this year that is subject federal and FICA income taxes. Here is how to report.
- Go to Wages and income.
- Less Common Income
- Miscellaneous Income
- Other Income Not Reported on a W2, 1099 etc.
There are no treaty benefit codes to be applied this year so no codes can be applied.
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