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    sindhukv Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 7, 2007, 09:30 PM
    Tax refund and Treaty benefit
    I am Indian research scholar on J1. I came to US in Aug 2005 and will be returning back to India in April 2007. I have been paying tax ever since I came here and my wife has been working since Jan 2006. She has also been paying her taxes. Does the tax treaty with India allow us to claim a full refund of the taxes we paid since we are leaving before the completion of 2 years in the US? And if so how are we supposed to claim for the refunds?
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    Feb 8, 2007, 12:39 AM
    If you meet all the criteria, you should NOT have been paying ANY taxes.

    Your wife working may have negated that, however.

    TaxSearcher, can you lend a hand?
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