Question

Dominique is a visiting professor at the local university. Dominique was a graduate student from August 2015 to May 2017 in F-1 immigration status. She re-entered the United States on December 20, 2018 in J-1 immigration status. For federal income tax purposes, Dominique is a resident alien for 2017.True / False.

Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation: A resident alien normally shares similar rules for filing revenue, property and gift tax recoveries and payment of calculated tax whether the person is in the United States or abroad. The resident alien can make use of similar forms and mailing particulars of where he or she lives as the citizens of the United States and also be able to claim similar deductions permitted to citizens of the United States for the whole tax year. However, special regulations apply to the taxation of foreign individuals studying in a university and specialists in a particular branch of study.