ECFMG has a section on 'Paying Taxes', which covers the following topics;

• • Overview of the US Tax System

  • Determining Alien Tax Status 

    • Substantial Presence Test

  • State Taxes

  • Important Tax Terms

    • Form 1099-INT

    • Form W2 (Wage and Tax Statement)

  • Tax Treaty 

  • Additional Tax Resources

    • Internal Revenue Service

    • U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens

    • U.S. Taxation of Foreign Nationals Guide at Global Tax Network

You can either seek help from a professional, or file yourself. It is very likely that using these services will come with a fee depending on your tax complexity.

Professional services will allow you to meet with a person and do the taxes together. You will most likely need an appointment (especially now with the pandemic). I few I can think of are;

• Jackson Hewitt (typically they have a booth in Wal-Mart)

• and Liberty Tax

• There are several smaller local tax help services that you can find on google, there may be one in your neighborhood!

Alternatively, you can file your taxes yourself online through a service that guides your through the tax documents. There are many, so make sure that the website you are using has a locked key on the top next to the web address. This means the website is secure. Examples are;

• Taxslayer

• Taxact 

• There are many more!

*NOTE: There may be other ways to file. These are ways that I have filed in the past.