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narcis · Feb 12, 2007, 04:01 PM

Dear all,

I am Spanish citizen working here in the US. I have a J-1 visa and according to the US-Spain treaty I am considered as a non-resident alien for taxes purposes. Every year I file the 1040nr-ez plus the 8843 and 8833 and sometime later (~1 month) I got my taxes back. Until here everything is OK. So, my question is the following:

Is there any way to avoid tax withholding? I mean, is there any way to ask my employer to stop collecting taxes from my monthly payments? I did some research but it is not clear for me. Looks like there is the 8233 form that I should fill up and give it to my employer. I also read the 519 publication but also it's quite confusing to me.

Any help out there?

Thanks

AtlantaTaxExpert · Feb 13, 2007, 10:50 AM

How long have you been in the U.S.

narcis · Feb 13, 2007, 10:59 AM

I've been in the US since August 2006 with short breaks (10-20 days) for holidays, vacations, etc

narcis · Feb 13, 2007, 11:00 AM

Sorry I meant August 2004

AtlantaTaxExpert · Feb 13, 2007, 11:27 AM

You will need to start paying the full tax load starting in the 2007 tax year. A J-1 exemption (which may or may not apply to you) last only two years.