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nathanwang
Mar 27, 2007, 09:03 PM
Hello AtlantaTaxExpert,
Please help.
I am a F-1 student from China. My status is resident alien since I came to US in Sept., 2000. In 2006, I worked for half year at a university (as a research assistant) and half year at a local company under CPT - Curricular Practical Training. I've received a W-2 from university and will receive 1099-Misc from the company (don't know if it is box #3 or #7). The wage on W-2 is $5400 (should be after the $5000 tax treaty, I think), and wage on 1099 Misc is $2,6000.
Do I need to pay self-employment taxes? I used TurboTax for filing. It askes for my business information, which confuses me. According to TurboTax, I owe Uncle Sam big money :-(
Thank you very much for your help.
AgileGuy
Mar 27, 2007, 09:28 PM
Hello AtlantaTaxExpert,
Please help.
I am a F-1 student from China. My status is resident alien since I came to US in Sept., 2000. In 2006, I worked for half year at a university (as a research assistant) and half year at a local company under CPT - Curricular Practical Training. I've received a W-2 from university and will receive 1099-Misc from the company (don't know if it is box #3 or #7). The wage on W-2 is $5400 (should be after the $5000 tax treaty, I think), and wage on 1099 Misc is $2,6000.
Do I need to pay self-employment taxes? I used TurboTax for filing. It askes for my business information, which confuses me. According to TurboTax, I owe Uncle Sam big money :-(
Thank you very much for your help.
Hope this helps you:

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/taxes/income-exempt-tax-chinese-f1-student-opt-8781.html

similar question answered by AtlantaTaxExpert.
nathanwang
Mar 27, 2007, 09:41 PM
Thanks for the info.
However, my situation is a bit different. I have to file 1040 instead of 1040NR. Does it mean I have to pay SE taxes?
AtlantaTaxExpert
Mar 28, 2007, 11:12 AM
The "Saving" provision of the U.S.-China Tax Treaty will allow you to claim the $5,000 treaty exemption even though you will file as a resident alien, so you get the advantage of BOTH the $5,000 treaty exemption PLUS the $5,150 standard deduction.

However, because of your resident alien status, you DO have to pay the self-employment taxes.