アメリカでは留学生も確定申告が必要です。
2102年にアメリカで収入がなかった場合でも、
Form 8843をIRSに提出（郵送）することが必要です。
収入のある人は、会計士さんに依頼している人が多いみたいです。
以下、F1又はJ1の学生の為の確定申告に関する情報を記載しておきます。
私は税金については全くの素人ですし、税金のことはそれぞれの事情に応じて異なりますので、あくまでご参考までに・・・。
General
The
IRS requires that F1 and J1 status holders file a
form
8843 regarding the preceding year (2012) and possibly other forms if one earned
money in 2012, or received a scholarship from an entity other than the school in 2012.
The deadline for mailing
the form is April 15, 2013.
Even
if you did not earn any money in 2012 F1 and J1 status holders are required
to file IRS form 8843.
Form 8843 and instructions can be found on this link:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8843.pdf
Send to this address:
Internal Revenue Service Center
Austin, TX 73301-0215
Resources
There's
a lot of information on the IRS site for foreign students and scholars:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Foreign-Students-
and-Scholars
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES (IRS) <http://www.irs.gov/>
General Tax Information Toll-free
number: 1-800-829-1040
Local IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers <http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts>
Refunds: 1-800-829-4477 or 1-215-516-2000 (not toll free)
IRS Walk in assistance - 500 N. Capitol St. NW
Washington, DC 20221
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (202) 874-6748
This is an important message to all
international students who were in the United States
during any part of the calendar year 2012 [January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012]
US tax regulations require all non-resident alien
students, their dependents who were temporarily in the United
States under an F & J visa status in 2012 to file at least one kind
of tax form with the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) this tax season, whether or not you have earned
income.
If you
were present in the United States for even one day in the year 2012, you
must submit a tax
return.
Guidelines:
Everyone
has to file Form 8843.
Internal Revenue Service Center
Austin, TX 73301-0215
AND If you have earned any income in the U.S.
[other than bank account interest] during 2012, you
must also file the 1040NR, [or Form 1040NR-EZ] and, if required, any local
jurisdiction tax form [see end of this
post for tax guidelines for our
local jurisdictions].
See
Publication 901, "US Tax Treaties,"
for information about whether your country
has tax agreements with the
U.S.
In some cases the treaty will explain that certain types of
income are taxed only in the person'' country of legal residence (home
country).
The
due date for filing a 2012 return and paying any tax due is April 15,
2013.
Most students are in the non-resident
aliens category and should not need assistance in completing the
required IRS forms.
[See
below for a few comments on
completing the IRS Form 8843.]
A few of you who have been in the United States
for a number of years may be considered resident
aliens for tax purposes.
If you
think this might apply to you, you should check pages 4 -8
of the IRS publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens.
Resident aliens
should file Form 1040EZ, 1040A, or 1040.
Other forms
Student
with earned income and scholarship/with treaty benefits- Form 1040NR-EZ
Married claiming spouse and child - Form 1040NR
Student with scholarship income/no tax treaty
- Form 1040NR-EZ and Attachment to 1042-S
Mailing
You should make a photocopy of the form before you mail it and keep the copy with the "Return Receipt Requested" receipt that you obtain at the US post office when you mail it in.
The IRS will not send you a copy.
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☆参考になりましたら、ぽちっとお願いします☆
（おまけ）
日本の確定申告と異なり、返信用封筒を同封して控えを返送してもらう、という段取りはないらしいので、自分でコピーをとっておき、また、"Return Receipt Requested" で郵送した方が良いでしょう。
