• Generally, the location of the activity would be where a service is being performed, property is being rented, or the location where fellowship income is expected to be utilized in support of one’s scholarship or research.
• Royalties, copyrights, and patents, such as those paid for the use of intellectual properties (i.e., industrial properties and software licenses), are considered U.S.-sourced if...

Harvard University and Harvard Business School (HBS) both use Office 365 SharePoint and Teams; however, they reside on separate service instances, or tenants. Secure sharing from University SharePoint or MS Teams requires an HBS affiliate to also be licensed properly and sign in with their University credentials.

Here are the steps you should take as an HBS affiliate, with an associated HBS email, to access and successfully submit your GLACIER information securely:

1. You will need to first sign out of your HBS O365 Tenant and any HBS SharePoint Sites or MS...

• Our on-site customer service has been temporarily suspended, due to mandated government and university coronorvirus protocols, until further notice.

• We are unable to see walk-ins, nor are we able to accept drop-off or mailed documentation, due to limited staffing resources and necessary safety measures.

• The Customer Service Team is working remotely during customer service hours, and are still accessible via the email and phone# as indicated below

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There are 3 forms Harvard is able to accept from a foreign entity to be set-up to receive payments as a supplier (W-8 BEN-E, W-8 EXP, or W-8 ECI). Information on the various forms can be found here https://nratax.oc.finance.harvard.edu/foreign-entity-w8-forms. We are unable to advise on which form should be used, as this is a individual business decision a supplier must make based on their legal structure, and...

If you were unable to complete GLACIER before the end of the calendar year that corresponds to your recent visit, and you are expecting payments relating to that visit, then you will need to indicate at least 1 day present in the U.S. this calendar year in order to proceed through GLACIER.

You should:

• Enter January 1st, of the current year as the “Estimated or Actual Date of Final Departure from the U.S.”
• Enter your actual date of your...

Non-service fellowship income, in the absence of tax treaty benefits, is also exempt from tax withholding when paid to a resident alien. First, confirm your residency status, and only if you were a nonresident alien, last year, should you look into updating your mailing address and requesting a reprint of the document.

You may have received the link to Glacier twice, because Harvard uses two independent payment systems. If your Glacier record does not need to be updated (e.g. change in income type or visa status), then you don't need to resubmit the forms, and should contact our office to confirm your first submission was received, Otherwise, please update and submit your Glacier forms, as requested.

Indefinitely, as long as a future U.S. departure date is entered (Although inaccurate, it may be necessary to do this to proceed to the next question in Glacier). Ideally, Glacier would be completed prior to actual departure from the U.S.