IRS Form 8843

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What is a Form 8843 & Who Must File One

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Form 8843 is not a U.S. income tax return. It is an informational statement required by the IRS for nonresidents for tax purposes. It should be filled out for every nonresident present in the U.S. for the previous year, including spouses, partners, and children.

Nonresident Tax Filers

If you are a nonresident tax filer with U.S. source income and are using Sprintax to file your tax return, your Form 8843 will be included in the forms that Sprintax generates for filing. If you are filing your 1040NR form yourself, you must also include a Form 8843. 

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Resident Tax Filers

If you are considered a resident for tax purposes, you are not required to file Form 8843.

Who Should Complete ONLY Form 8843?

If you are a nonresident tax filer, and have NO U.S. source income in 2022, you only need to complete the IRS Form 8843 to fulfill your federal tax filing obligation. Continue reading to find out how you can file this form.

What Does it Mean to Have No U.S. Source Income?

It means you did not receive wages, salary, awards, prizes, or taxable scholarship or fellowship from a U.S. institution, organization, or company. Your scholarships and grants from SUNY Plattsburgh are not taxable. Financial support, such as sabbatical salary or a scholarship, from your home country or an organization outside the U.S. is not considered U.S. source income.

Instructions for Completing Form 8843

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You only need to fill out certain parts of Form 8843 depending on your visa status. Read the following sections for information specific to your status.

Important note: If you are using Sprintax to file your tax return (i.e. 1040NR), your Form 8843 will be included in the forms generated for filing so you do not need to file this form separately. You do NOT need to use Sprintax if you have no U.S. source income and are ONLY going to fill out Form 8843. 

• First — Obtain Form 8843

  Download the form from the IRS website by using the link below. 

  Either fill out the form on your computer using Adobe Acrobat and print or print the form out and complete very clearly using pen.

  Download the Current Revision of Form 8843

• Second — Fill Out the Form

  Top Portion

  Complete the top portion of the form with your name and addresses.
  If you have an SSN (Social Security Number) or ITIN (Individual Tax identification Number), you can write it in the top right box (Your U.S. taxpayer identification number, if any). However, you do not need an SSN or ITIN if you are only filing Form 8843. You can leave this box blank if you do not have either of them.

  Part I: General Information

  Answer each question. Here are tips to help clarify some of the questions:

  • Line 1a: Write your visa status for your most recent entry the U.S. and the date of your most recent entry
  • Line 1b: Write your current nonimmigrant visa status (mostly the same as line 1a)
  • Line 4a: Write the actual number of days you were physically present in the U.S. for the years indicated
  • Line 4b: Write the same number of days you wrote in 4a for 2022.

  Part II: Teachers and Trainees

  Skip this section.

  Part III: Students

  Answer each question. Here are tips to help clarify some of the questions:

  • Line 9: Write State University of New York Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. (518) 564-3287
  • Line 10: Write Jacqueline Girard Vogl, GEO, State University of New York Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. (518) 564-3287
  • Line 11: Write your visa status only for the years you were present in the U.S. Otherwise leave blank.

  Part IV: Professional Athletes

  Skip this section.

  Part V: Individuals With a Medical Condition or Medical Problem

  Skip this section.

  Bottom Portion

  Sign and date on the last line of page 2.

• Next Steps
  1. Make a copy of the completed form and save it for your records.
  2. Mail the form to the IRS:

  Department of the Treasury
  Internal Revenue Service Center
  Austin, TX 73301-0215

  We recommend that you choose tracking and receipt confirmation when you mail as the receipt confirmation will be your only form of proof that you have mailed Form 8843. IRS will not send you any confirmation of receipt. 

  Important Note:

  You must mail each individual 8843 to the address above, Even if you have dependents, everyone must submit their own 8843 in a separate envelope. Do not include any other forms in your envelope.

• Deadline for Submitting the Form 8843

  The deadline for submitting the IRS Form 8843 for the 2022 tax year is:

  • April 18, 2023 (if you had income in 2022), or 
  • June 15, 2023 (if you had NO income in 2022)

The instructions for completing Form 8843 can be found on page 3 and 4 of IRS form 8843. The information above is a simplified version of these instructions.

Disclaimer

This information is intended only for international students and scholars with income sources and levels typical of students and scholars at SUNY Plattsburgh. Although the information contained in this site has been reviewed carefully and should be adequate to assist most international students and scholars, it is not a substitute for advice obtained from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or a qualified tax accountant. If your visa status has changed in the past year, or you believe you have a complicated tax issue, please consult the IRS or a qualified tax accountant.

In addition, while the tax preparation software Sprintax is being provided to help you with your tax filing obligations, you are individually responsible for verifying that the correct information has been entered into the tax preparation software and included on all forms and/or other documents printed or derived from the tax preparation software, and ultimately responsible for any errors or omissions.

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