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Deductions & credits

You do not need to file since you are covered by a treaty as a student. Claiming Tax Treaty Benefits allows students under a treaty to not file.

 

The payee does not have to file Form 8833 for any of the following situations:

.......2. The payee can claim a treaty exemption that reduces or modifies the taxation of income from dependent personal services, pensions, annuities, social security and other public pensions, or income of artists, athletes, students, trainees, or teachers. This includes taxable scholarship and fellowship grants.

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