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    Jun 24, 2010, 02:49 PM
    Regarding tax treeti
    Hello, I am a research scholar working in the US on J1 visa I got up to one year. I will comes under tax treaty between India-US for research scholar on J1 visa. I want to know if my J1 status if it extended to another 2 years, I have to pay the taxes from the beging or from the date of extension.
    Could you please help me with this reply. Thank you
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    Jun 25, 2010, 04:41 AM

    Yes, if your stay exceeds 2 years, the exemption is lost for the entire visit. Read IRS Publication 901. Tax Treaties.
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    Jun 25, 2010, 09:16 AM
    Here is the link to the treaty on the IRS website; you need to review Article 22:

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