The Office of Visa and Immigration Services is working to help make the filing of the proper tax forms as easy as possible, however, for liability reasons we are unable to provide advice about an individual's specific tax situation. We are providing at minimal cost CINTAX, a web-based tax return preparation system, to assist international students, scholars and faculty (who are non-resident aliens for tax purposes) in preparing their 2008 federal tax returns. The software checks to ensure that tax treaty benefits are taken, completes the correct U.S. income tax form, either Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ, prepares additional statements or attachments, and prints all tax forms. CINTAX can also be used to determine a foreign national's U.S. residency status in those instances where a student or scholar is not sure if he or she should be filing as a resident or non resident.
To log into the software you will need a password, which will be provided by the Office of Visa and Immigration Services upon payment of a $5.00 user fee. You may purchase a password in the Office of Visa and Immigration Services between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday (Thursdays from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm) or CINTAX passwords can be requested through the Office of Visa and Immigration Services CINTAX Request Form or by BlitzMail. During your use of CINTAX you will have the option to save your information until June 15, 2009 (so that you may reprint or modify your return), or you may choose to delete your information after it has been entered. If you decide to delete the information and you later want to change your tax return, you must obtain a new Password (again paying the $5.00 user fee) and you will have to re-enter all your data.
Once you have received your password, you will need the following documents and information before using CINTAX to prepare your tax return:
CINTAX is an online system, however, it does not file the tax return electronically. You must print, sign, and mail the tax returns/forms generated by CINTAX. You should keep a copy of your tax return once it is filed and all items (W-2, 1042S, etc.) that are sent with the tax return.
