Taxes

All international students are required to file tax forms, even if you did not work.

• Tax forms are reports about your earnings and activities during the previous year.
• If you were not in the United States during the previous year, you do not have to file tax forms.
• If you were here even one day in the previous year, you may need to file forms.
• Tax forms are due each year on April 15.

Taxable Scholarships

If you did work or received a taxable scholarship in the previous year, you should have received an email from Kevin Kuntz in the UND Payroll Office.

If you did NOT work or receive a taxable scholarship in the previous year:

• You only need to fill out Form 8843.
• You need to fill out Part 1, Part 3, and sign the bottom of the second page
• For Part 3 question #9, enter the following:

University of North Dakota
264 Centennial Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58202
701.777.3000

• Mail your form to:

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

Federal Taxes

You will need to complete your Federal taxes before doing your North Dakota taxes.

There is software that will help you with your federal taxes. You should have received an access code from UND Payroll for the software. If you did not receive your access code, please contact the Payroll Office at 701.777.4227.

North Dakota Taxes

To figure out if your country has a tax treaty, check the list of countries the U.S. has treaties with.

Forms that you may need:

• North Dakota Form ND-1
• North Dakota Schedule ND-1NR (Not everyone has to fill out the ND-1NR)
• North Dakota Booklet (tax tables on page 20)

If you have any questions regarding North Dakota Income Tax or completing your North Dakota Tax return, please contact the North Dakota Tax Department by calling 701.328.1260.

Additional Tax Help-If Needed

Sprintax Webinars

This season, the Sprintax team will be hosting a series of free open tax webinars to provide helpful information around nonresident tax filing obligations. The workshops are tailored to international students and scholars.

The informational webinars will cover an overview of tax for nonresident students and scholars, Who must file a 2020 US tax return, What income forms students/scholars may receive, Forms that need to be completed and sent to the IRS, We cover terms like FICA, ITIN and Form 1098-T, What happens if students don’t file, or misfile, State tax returns, IRS stimulus payments, and a Sprintax overview.

Available dates and times for the webinars are below:

• Wednesday, January 20^th @ 12pm – Register here
• Wednesday, January 27^th @ 1pm – Register here
• Tuesday, February 2^nd @ 12pm – Register here
• Wednesday, February 10^th @ 11am – Register here
• Thursday, March 4^th @ 2pm – Register here
• Monday, March 15^th @ 11am – Register here
• Tuesday, March 30^th @ 1.30pm – Register here
• Wednesday, April 7^th @ 2pm – Register here
• Monday, April 12^th @ 12pm – Register here

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Links

• The Internal Revenue Service
• North Dakota State Tax Commission
• Links to Other States' Tax websites