Hi Biruwa,I suggest you go with anybody else if you can present paper when IRS ask for it. when Indian says, they can itemize more to get you more refund, they probably put things which you may not have paper about.  If you can submit paper then go with anyone, otherwise don't go with anyone else just because they can refund you big amount by itemized unnecessary things. If you are in audit by IRS, it's gonna cost thousands of dollars to pay back. I am in F-1 (CPT) doing Masters Degree. I am Nepali citizen. I paid tuition and interest which I did put on loan calculation. May be my tax withheld was too much. Last edited: 14-Mar-10 03:41 PM Last edited: 14-Mar-10 03:42 PM

UME$H · Mar 14, 2010 12:42 PM

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बैरागिकाइलो · Mar 14, 2010 1:24 PM

UmeshJi:Please do not give incomplete information speically those students thinking of paying their tuition if they get chunk of money as you mentioned. If you filed as a foreign student, you would not be able to get that much monies. You must have filed&nbsp; as US Resident, you qualify for new education credit which is up to 2500 dollars, Even with this qualification , to get 6600 refund , you must have over 4100 tax withheld or tax liability less than that. It means, you may have income less than 40000 dollars and you must have one or more children to qualify for Earn Income Credit as well you got child tax credit too. Let me sum up:You were or are under graduate student.You Qualify for 1040 filing/ or used it.You have spouse and children.You qualify for EARN INCOME CREDIT ( income less than 44K). Otherwise, there is no way you can get that chunk of money. What I am trying to say is do not just give them, just the dollar amount you have received, but under what circumstances you got that ( full info).All F-1 students will be jealous about you, but do not know the facts. &nbsp; Thanks.

syanjali · Mar 14, 2010 1:41 PM

Biruwa: Disregard the previous comments. It may be harsh read, if I write, why not get a 1040 form and an instruction book from Library or a post office. It will take 3-5 hours to finish it and will give you an idea about tax. Then you will be asking yourself, why I asked this question. In short: If you have a house, you pay Mortgage interest and Real estate tax and your withheld itself is higher than the standard deduction given to the tax payer according to their filing status. Please; Read the 1040 tax instruction first, it will be helpful for you future tax work. Thanks for listening.

बैरागिकाइलो · Mar 14, 2010 1:58 PM

If i remember correctly; there was a thread like 2 months ago, where someone stated that&nbsp;Indians&nbsp;were given high income tax returns ( h1 or F1 filling income tax,),because there were some kind of treaty between&nbsp;India&nbsp;and US. And a&nbsp;Nepali&nbsp;national (h1 or F1) who was literally making same amount of money, as&nbsp;Indians, was getting less income tax return then his co-worker&nbsp;Indians.&nbsp;&nbsp;I personally dont &nbsp;believe, but wont be surprised. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

houston_kancho · Mar 14, 2010 3:28 PM