No Tax Filing (Form 8443)

Required Readings

• ⭐️ Tax Information for US-based Hult students by Hult (requires account login on MyHult)

• ⭐️ Foreign Students, Scholars, Teachers, Researchers and Exchange Visitors by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Filing for Extension

If you are not able to file your federal income tax return by the deadline, you may be able to get an automatic 6-month extension. To apply for the additional time, you must file ‘Form 4868: Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File US Individual Income Tax Return’ by the original deadline.

You should note that Form 4868 is an extended deadline to file your tax return but is not an extension of time to pay any money due.

If you owe any tax, you must estimate your tax liability on Form 4868 as well as pay any amount due at that time. - Sprint Tax

Submitting your Form 8443

USPS Price list for mail

• Priority Mail - contains mail tracking, so you can verify that your mail was successfully submitted (roughly $10-$15).

• First-Class Mail - does not contain mail tracking, much more affordable (roughly < $5).

References

• Tax Filing Orientation (2015) by Hult (warning! This is an old video, but still might be useful)
• Form 8443 Filing Instructions by University of Connecticut
• Form 8443 Filing instructions by Sprint Tax
• F1 Visa Tax Return guide for International Students by Sprint Tax

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