U.S Citizens and Resident Aliens may still be able to find assistance by using 2-1-1 of Connecticut.

If you are an international student or scholar at the University of Connecticut, ISSS offers Sprintax online tax preparation software. For more information and to get an access code, please visit their Tax Preparation Resources webpage then scroll down to “How do I file my tax forms? Which forms do I file?” and select “I have income and need to file my tax return. How can I do this?”

If you are an international student not affiliated with the University of Connecticut, please check with your institution’s International Services or Tax Office.

Sprintax is a web-based tax return preparation system designed for nonresident alien students, scholars, trainees, researchers, and other educational visa holders to aid in preparing their U.S. federal income tax return and/or Form 8843.

IMPORTANT: If you are a nonresident alien, do NOT use TurboTax or most other preparation software for your federal tax return. This software does NOT support Form 1040NR which you have to use as a nonresident alien for tax purposes.

If you are unsure of your tax status, see the IRS webpage Determining Alien Tax Status.

NOTE: If you are a resident alien for tax purposes you will need to fill out Form 1040 or 1040-EZ the same as a U.S. Citizen and can do so using myfreetaxes. 

Information regarding claiming treaty benefits, including claiming treaty benefits for resident aliens, can be found at the IRS website, Claiming Treaty Benefits.

If you wish to hire a tax preparer, please see the thorough and helpful advice of the IRS at their “Need someone to prepare your tax return?” website.