You should select the best option, which a few points might help reveal:
- If you've already received a paycheck, from which FICA tax (MED and OASDI) was withheld, then you're either an employee, faculty member, teaching assistant, or student worker receiving compensation/salary/wages.
- If your payment was not subject to FICA tax, and is a fellowship, stipend, or scholarship, then you should select student, fellow, or fellowship recipient as your relationship to the University. You can then select any of the associated income types, as they're all treated the same way for tax purposes.
- If you haven't yet been paid, and don't know what category your payment will fall under, please contact your department for clarification.
- If you're receiving a reimbursement, you should select "other income" as your relationship to the University, then select "travel reimbursement" as the income type.
If your selection is incorrect, NRA Tax will contact you, directly, to update your account and paperwork, as required.