Should I file a tax return even though I did not live in the United States but received 1099-MISC for the services rendered to a university in the United States?

[pallapu]

I no longer live in the United States. As my visa expired in the year 2015, I have returned to India. However, I have had the opportunity to render some services - while living here in India during the year 2016 - as an independent contractor to Upper Iowa University (UIU) - the same university that I have worked earlier before returning.

Now I have received a 1099-MISC with no deductions from UIU for rendering services as an independent contractor while living in India during the year 2016. I am not sure if I should file a tax return as I did not live in the United States.

I cannot file the tax return as usual, as I do not have a W2. Receiving a 1099-MISC and not living in the US in the year 2016 certainly has placed me in a different situation.

Any help will certainly be appreciated. Thank you very much.

[ToddL · Accepted solution]

Unless you are a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident (green-card holder), you  are not subject to U.S. tax or filing requirements for work performed abroad.