@adityain2003 , Namaste ji
1. What are you doing here in the USA --- I ask because J visa based exemption ( article 22 of US-India tax treaty ) is applicable ONLY to Profs./ Researchers etc. and with some conditions on type of research.
2. Generally this exemptions from US tax including application of "savings clause" is pretty much based on a two year term starting from the day the J-1 holder enters the US. From the language in the treaty and the technical explanation thereof, one probably cannot pick and choose which part of the two years to ask for exemption.
My ref. for this is US-India Tax Treaty --> PUB3434 (REV. 7-1999)
Technical Explanation of the Convention and Protocol Between the United States of America and the Re...
Is there more I can do for you ? You can either add to this thread or if you wish private answers you can PM me -- just NO PII ( Personally Identifiable Information).
Namaste ji
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