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    Apr 6, 2010, 11:59 AM
    Tax treaty for postdocs
    Hi,

    I'm here in the USA as a postdoc on a J1. I'm doing the training at a pharmaceutical company, which also pays my wages. I've heard (from other postdocs at other institutions) that based on a tax treaty between US and Italy I should be exempt from paying federal taxes. However from what I read on the IRS publication #901 this would be true only if my weges were coming from Italy.
    Can anyone help me sort this out?

    Thanks a lot

    Antonia
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    May 6, 2010, 01:25 PM
    Antonia:

    Your interpretation is correct. Income from a U.S. source IS subject to both federal and state income taxes.

    You would need to file Form 1040NR with Form 8843.
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