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    Dec 29, 2010, 05:57 PM
    USA-Italy tax: the 2 years period start with the first J-1 visa or with the last one?
    Hello,
    I am an Italian citizen and I will be hired as a post-doc in US with a J-1 visa beginning of February 2011.
    Two years ago I was already in US for 5 months under J-1 visa but I did not receive any salary for that (it was an internship during my PhD).
    My question is: the 2 years period of tax exemption will start with the second J-visa (so from 2011) or it is already expired even if I never ask for tax return as I never earn money in US?
    Thanks!
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    Dec 29, 2010, 08:01 PM
    There is a problem with the IRS website that has the latest U.S.-Italy Tax Treaty, so I could not check the treaty.

    However, I do not think the previous J-1 visit will affect your exempt status, provided you qualify to begin with. I say this because it is my experience that post-doc positions do NOT qualify for the tax exemption; they are treated as student visas.
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    Dec 31, 2010, 12:17 PM
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    Thank you very much!
    I am pretty sure post-doc can qualify for the tax exemption as some of my Italian friends doing post-doc in US can do this. I was just worried about my previous visa. Where can I found more information about that?

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