About ISTAXES

ISTAXES is an online nonresident tax software system designed for international students and other type of foreign nationals to help them in preparing nonresident federal income tax returns on Form 1040NR-EZ and all other supplemental forms. ISTAXES is designed to take the confusion out of filing a US tax return - it takes on average about 10-30 minutes to complete and print a nonresident tax return on Form 1040 NR-EZ and supplemental Form 8843.

Benefits of ISTAXES:

• easy to understand step by step tax software interview for nonresident aliens
• takes only about 10-30 minutes to register and complete their tax returns on Form 1040NR-EZ and supplemental Form 8843
• students prefer using a nonresident tax software than attending tax workshops
• simple coordinate with coordinate with a VITA Volunteer Program
• download page for IRS instructions for Form 1040NR NR-EZ 8843 843 and 8316
• more convenient and more economical than holding a tax workshop
• software saves all information, so nonresidents can return at later date to complete their forms
• allows users to print and save the completed IRS official nonresident tax forms in PDF format

How does ISTAXES work?

• ISTAXES retrieves nonresident tax information in a simple step-by-step tax interview with line by line online instructions for Form 1040 NR-EZ
• 104NR-EZ software provides easy to understand online help for most difficult question of the nonresident tax return
• the Form 1040NR-EZ nonresident software performs all the tax calculations and transfers the information in the IRS official tax forms
• provides 1040nr instructions and free download for all supplemental forms not supported
• takes in consideration applicable tax treaties (for compensation during training and nonservice scholarship) to ensure that the nonresident aliens take maximum advantage of  tax treaty benefits.
• download page for 1040nr 1040nr-ez 843 8316 IRS official instructions
• prints the tax return and all nonresident supplemental forms (Form 1040NR-EZ, 8843, 843, 8316)
• allows nonresident aliens to print and save a copy of the completed nonresident tax forms (PDF)
• provides detailed instructions about how, when and where to submit the nonresident tax return and all supplemental forms

Federal Forms and Instructions Supported

• Form 1040 NR-EZ - U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Nonresident Aliens

• Form 8843 - Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical Condition

• Form 843 - Claim for Refund and Abatement

• Form 8316 - Statement for Refund for Social security and Medicare Tax Withheld in Error

• Form W-7 - Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

Software Requirements

• Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher

The freely download Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view and print your official forms. Please ensure that you are using  a higher Acrobat Reader version than 5.0 on your computer or click here to download it for free.

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher

ISTAXES supports ONLY Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.
ISTAXES does NOT support Internet Explorer on a MAC. ISTAXES does NOT support any version of Netscape. Please ensure that you are using Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher for your web browser. This information is located in the Help - About menu of your browser.