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    Nassimab Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 15, 2011, 04:59 PM
    My only income was state refund, Should I file for taxes?
    In 2009, I filed form 1040NR-EZ plus 8843 (I was an J-1 single non resident alien).
    But I filed late, so I got my state and federal refunds in 2010.
    However in 2010, I was not physically present any day in the USA (I was in my home country).
    So my only source of income in 2010 was the state refund of $135 (and of course the federal refund of $601 but then that is not taxable)

    Note: I know that my state refund is taxable since I itemized state taxes on my 2009 1040NR-EZ form.

    So my question is: Should I file for taxes for year 2010? And if yes what forms? (I know that I will not file form 8843 since I wasn't present in the US in 2010).

    Thanks
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    Mar 16, 2011, 03:08 AM

    Yes, state tax refund is income.
    Your total income is less than the federal as well state filing requirements. So you do not need to file any tax return.

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