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    Apr 4, 2011, 03:43 PM
    How to return withhold Federal tax I'm from a tax treaty
    I'm Komiljon Sharipov Fulbright scholar from Tajikistan (former Soviet Union country) arrived to US in November 2010, Tajikistan has a tax treaty with US, but when I get my stipend Federal Tax 14 % was withhold from it, how can I return withhold taxes
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    Apr 14, 2011, 02:41 PM
    If you are doing work for which the stipend is being paid, then it is taxable income, hence the 14% withholding.
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