Resident Alien Tax Preparation
Below, you will find steps to prepare and file your 2023 federal and state tax returns. Please be sure to prepare and file these returns NO LATER THAN April 15, 2024.
We encourage you to wait until February 15 to begin preparing your tax returns to ensure you have all forms needed to prepare the return(s).
Some notes on filing your tax return:
If you submitted a valid tax treaty to the Nonresident Tax Administrator and/or received a fellowship, prize, award or human subject or consulting payment, you will receive a 1042-S form retrieved from your Glacier account in mid-February. You will need this form to file your tax return.
If you did not submit a valid tax treaty for 2023 payments from Purdue University but think you could take a tax treaty, you can list the income deduction on your 2023 US tax return.
You will have multiple 1042-S forms in your Glacier account if you had more than one type of payment listed above (scholarship/fellowship, prize, award or human subject or consulting).
If you had a job (one or more) or salary from Purdue University, submitted a valid tax treaty or a treaty exempted only part of the income, you will also receive a W-2 wage form showing those wages.
Purdue’s W-2 forms are mailed to the last address you had on file at Purdue, or you may retrieve the form online at www.W2.adp.com. If you had a job at another employer, you will have to retrieve the W-2 from that employer.
Any income received while either living or working in Indiana is reported on an Indiana tax return. Any other income received while living or working in any other state is filed with that other state. You may search for state information on the internet.)
STEPS TO PREPARE YOUR FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS
(Note that all resources may not be available until February 15)
Please confirm that you are a resident alien using the Glacier system prior to continuing.
You can prepare your federal and state tax returns either by yourself, using tax software, or by using free tax preparation services through the United Way/Purdue IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
The United Way/Purdue IRS VITA program will provide personal tax preparation at no charge by IRS-certified volunteers. You will complete a secure online form to submit your tax information, and we will email you when your return is ready to be reviewed. For more details on how to get your tax return prepared through this service for free and to register for an appointment, please click here.
If you would prefer to prepare your tax returns by yourself, you can access a free service available to most resident alien international students here.