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NRI GUIDEComprehensive guide for H-1B visa holders filing U.S. taxes for 2025. Covers residency determination, taxation of RSUs, ESPPs, and ISOs, FBAR and FATCA compliance for Indian bank accounts, applicability of the US-India DTAA, state tax considerations, dual-status return scenarios, spouse ITIN processing, and a complete document checklist.
NRI GUIDEComplete guide for F-1 students and OPT workers filing US taxes in 2025. Covers nonresident alien status, Form 1040-NR and Form 8843, India treaty benefits, FICA exemption, scholarship taxation, OPT/STEM OPT rules, FBAR obligations, and the F-1 to H-1B transition.
NRI GUIDEComplete guide for NRIs moving back to India. Covers dual-status return, 401(k)/Roth IRA strategies, RNOR window, green card exit tax, selling US property, NRE/NRO restructuring, FBAR obligations, Social Security from India, and ongoing US filing requirements.
Complete guide for L-1 visa holders filing US taxes in 2025. Covers split payroll reporting, tax equalization, EPF/PPF US tax treatment, foreign trust reporting, FBAR/FATCA, DTAA, state tax, and L-2 spouse filing.
Complete guide for US green card holders filing taxes in 2025. Covers the Green Card Test, worldwide income reporting, PFIC trap for Indian mutual funds, FBAR/FATCA/foreign trust reporting, DTAA and Foreign Tax Credit, exit tax for long-term residents, estate tax exposure, and the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.
Form 8814 allows parents to include a qualifying child's interest, dividends, and capital gain distributions on the parent's own Form 1040, eliminating the need for a separate child return. Available under IRC §1(g)(7) when the child is under 19 (or 24 if a student) and has less than $13,000 (2024) in investment-only income. While it simplifies filing, the election increases the parent's AGI and may raise overall family tax liability.
Complete FBAR filing guide for NRIs: $10,000 threshold, which Indian accounts count (NRE, NRO, PPF, FD, demat), FinCEN 114 filing steps, deadlines, and penalties up to $100,000+.
Complete guide to US-India DTAA treaty benefits for NRIs: key articles, Foreign Tax Credit (Form 1116), treaty exemptions (Form 8833), reduced withholding rates, and common scenarios explained.
Comprehensive guide to US-India tax treaty benefits for Indian nationals: Article 21 student exemption, Article 20 teacher/researcher exemption, Form 8833 filing, and common scenarios explained by IRS-certified CPAs.
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