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    Feb 25, 2013, 04:36 PM
    HHMI and taxes treaty between France-US
    Hi everyone,

    I am currently starting my post-doc position as researcher scholar in the US under a J1 VISA.
    I know that there is a taxes treaty between France and US for my VISA category, and I should be exempt of taxes for two years.
    BUT, my human ressources (I work for Howard Hugues Medical Institue) told me that I am not eligible for this taxes exemption since the HHMI is not a educational research organism.

    Could you help me on that, please?

    Sincerely!
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    Feb 25, 2013, 07:14 PM
    Is the research being done for private profit purposes? If so, then the HR manager is correct.
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    Feb 25, 2013, 08:00 PM
    Hi AtlantaTaxExpert,

    Thanks for your answer.
    No my research will not be done for private profit purpose. But I will verify this with my HR tomorrow.

    So, if not, it means that I might be eligible for taxe exemption? How can I explain that to my HR? Do you know a article or a text that explain that?


    Best,
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    Feb 25, 2013, 08:07 PM
    Here is the link to the Technical Explanation to the 1994 treaty. The pertinent article is Article 20:

    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/francetech.pdf

    Suggest you review it before speaking with the HR guy.
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