Federal Tax Returns

If you received any type of income from your scholarship, fellowship, assistantship, on-campus employment, and off-campus employment in the 2023 tax year, you must file a federal tax return. Some of you will also need to file a state tax return.

ISSS provides free access codes to the Glacier Tax Preparation (GTP) website to help you prepare your federal tax return. This web-based program provides step-by-step instructions and assistance with the preparation of the appropriate tax forms.

• GTP users MUST print, sign and mail their tax form 1040NR, 8843, schedule A, schedule OI and the W-2 and/or 1042-S or 1099 to the IRS.
• Please email ISSS at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a GTP access code.

Federal Tax Return Mailing Addresses

Making a payment (Tax owe)

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1303
Charlotte, NC 28201-1303

Receiving a refund

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, Texas 73301-0215

State Tax Return

Alabama Department of Revenue provides a free electronic state tax preparation option to all taxpayers filing an Alabama Individual Income tax return with no income limitations. Look for tax form 40NR with calculations - 2023.

Note:

• State tax return MUST be printed, signed and mailed with tax form 40NR, W-2 and/or 1042-S or 1099 and a copy of tax return form 1040NR, 8843, schedule A, schedule OI to AL Department of Revenue.

State Tax Return Mailing Addresses

Individuals who have Received NO Income

All non-residents present in the U.S. under F-1, F-2, J-1, or J-2 nonimmigrant status MUST file tax Form 8843: Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical Condition—even if they received NO income during 2023 tax year. Form 8843 must be filed if an individual is:

• present in the U.S. during 2023
• a nonresident for tax purposes
• present in the U.S. under F-1, F-2, J-1, or J-2 status

Tax Form 8843 - Student (PDF) Tax Form 8843 - Scholar (PDF) Tax Form 8843 - Dependent (PDF)

Tax Form W-2

Employers use Form W-2 to report an employee’s annual wages and the amount of federal, state, and other taxes withheld.

This form can be downloaded by going to the UAB Administrative Systems website and clicking on “Oracle HR & Finance”. Log in using your BlazerID and password, and look for the link for “UAB Self-Service Applications” on the left side of the page.

Tax Form 1042-S

UAB uses Form 1042-S to reflect payments for fellowship/scholarship/traineeship, and independent contractor services (such as a one-time award) to anyone with a federal tax treaty benefit.

If you did not receive Form 1042-S in your mailbox, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and they will send you a pdf via BOX.com. Remember! You will only get a Form 1042-S if you received trainee payments and had earnings covered by a tax treaty during 2023.

Tax Workshops

ISSS provides several tax workshops throughout the year to help the international community have a better understanding of non-resident taxation and non-resident tax return compliance.

Available Tax Workshops

Tax Treaty Signing Workshops

If you are a foreign student or scholar from a country that has a tax treaty agreement with the USA, then you need to attend one of our Virtual Income Tax Treaty Signing sessions to sign your 2024 tax treaty in order to continue receiving the benefit of federal income tax exemption for the 2024 tax year.

These sessions will be held on Zoom, meeting ID 893 706 7065. No appointment is needed, you can join each tax session per your convenience.

• Session 4: Monday, 02/05/2024, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
• Session 5: Friday, 02/09/2024, 9:30 – 11 a.m.

Note: Tax treaty signing has to be individually conducted by the IRS rules and regulations. To avoid the delay in process, please make sure that you have a photo ID ready.

NR Tax Return Workshops

Please join one of our Non-resident (NR) Tax Filing Assistance workshops to learn more about NR tax preparations.

We will provide a live presentation to walk you through the process of data entry on the Glacier Tax Prep and answer any questions you may have about filing taxes as an international student and scholar.

Please choose the tax return workshop that works best with your schedule below.

• NR Tax Return Workshop session 1: February 14, 2024, 1 - 3 p.m. Register for 2/14 NR Workshop
• NR Tax Return Workshop session 2: March 1, 2024, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Register for 3/1 NR Workshop
• NR Tax Return Workshop session 3: March 20, 2024, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Register for 3/20 NR Workshop