js12567
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

My accountant said no, but I did a lot of internet research as well as looked up IRS guidelines. If you're a J1 scholar from India, you can claim tax exemption for two years under a US-India tax treaty, but if you stay more than two years, you lose the benefits of the treaty retroactively :( Had I known this last year, I'd never have filed under the treaty provisions: more paperwork for me :(