The following are generally subject to a 30% tax withholding rate paid to nonresident aliens, in the absence of tax treaty benefits:
An Honoraria is defined as a gratuitous payment of money, or any other thing of value, to a person for the person’s participation in a usual academic activity for which no fee is legally required. They are payments made at the discretion of the University as compensation for professional services, including guest lectures. If an honoraria is a performance-related payment from the University, and exceeds $5000 per year in the aggregate, the...
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