scholarship was not taxed?

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.

If Harvard has classified me as a resident alien, can I choose to still be treated as a nonresident alien by claiming a closer connection to my home country?

Harvard will continue to treat you as a U.S. resident alien, even if you're able to claim a closer connection to another country. You'll have to establish the closer connection through the IRS when filing your tax returns.

What if I have to pay someone before they arrive in the U.S?.

You can set up an international payee ahead of time only if the individual is receiving a travel grant payment, which may be necessary to arrange their travel to Harvard. This process can be initiated through B2P by selecting the Advance Travel Grant "ADVTR" visa option, which will result in the maximum tax withholding of 30% until the individual completes their Sprintax Calculus profile. The Calculus process can be started shortly before their arrival to the U.S., but the required I-94...

How do I know the Sprintax Calculus invitation email is legitimate?

The invitation emails will come from hutax@sprintax.com, and the activation link in the emails will be active for 24 hours.

What if I don't know what my relationship to the University or income type are?

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...

Where can I find instructions on how to complete Sprintax Calculus?

Please see the Sprintax Calculus page for more information.

Where can I find the tax rate, so I can gross up a payment?

Please see Tax Withholding on Payments. You can also contact our office if you need more information.

Where can I find information on how to process payments to a foreign individual?

Please see Making Payments.

Where can I find information on visa types?

Visit the International Office visa page.

My country has a tax treaty with the U.S., so why was my paycheck taxed?

You'll need to complete the Sprintax Calculus profile and upload relevant forms, making sure to select the correct income type(s) (your country's tax treaty with the U.S. may not cover the relevant income type). Your Sprintax Calculus forms then have to be processed by the IPTC office, as treaty benefits are not granted automatically.