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• April 19, 2021

  Nonresident aliens: Your guide to navigating the COVID-19 CARES Act Stimulus Payments

  

  Updated: 19 April 2021

  Note: In March 2021, the US government began distributing a third round of stimulus checks – worth $1,400. If you received this check, and you are not entitled to it, you will find the advice in this article useful!

  You can also read more about the second pandemic stimulus payment (worth $600) here.

  This article was originally published on 17 April 2020

  What you need to know about the CARES Act

  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US government introduced the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act in April 2020.
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• January 5, 2021

  Everything a nonresident in the US needs to know about the second COVID stimulus payment

  

  Did you receive $600 from the IRS? Here’s what you should know

  In late December, the US government passed an act which authorized the IRS to begin delivering a new round of pandemic Economic Impact Payments to taxpayers – via direct debit and paper checks.

  The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act provides a one-time payment of up to $600 per eligible person.
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• January 5, 2021

  Todo lo que un extranjero no residente de EE.UU. debe saber sobre el segundo cheque de estímulo

  

  ¿Recibiste los $600 del IRS? Esto es lo que debes saber

  A fines de diciembre, el gobierno de EE.U. autorizó al IRS a repartir la segunda ronda de pagos del ‘Economic Impact Payment’ a los contribuyentes – vía cuentas bancarias y cheques.

  El Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act proporciona un pago de hasta $600 por persona elegible.

  Este es el segundo ‘stimulus payment’ liberado por el gobierno de EE.UU. y le sigue a los $1,200 CARES Act payment, que fue emitido en abril.

  Sin embargo, si recibiste el pago de $600 por parte del IRS, es importante tener en cuenta que no necesariamente tendrías derecho a él.
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• May 14, 2020

  I filed as a resident in 2018. I have since left the US. I received the CARES payment. What should I do?

  

  In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the US government rolled out the emergency CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act.

  Essentially, it is a stimulus package that provides workers (earning less than $75,000 per year) with a one-time payment of $1,200.

  The stimulus payment can only be claimed by US citizens, permanent residents, and residents for tax purposes (individuals who can pass the Substantial Presence Test) who have a valid Social Security Number (SSN), who have filed their 2018 tax return (in 2019), or their 2019 return (in 2020) and who will be considered a qualifying resident alien for the 2020 tax year.

  For more details on how US residency for tax purposes is determined, check out this blog post.
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• April 24, 2020

  Key takeaways from our COVID-19 Tax Webinar!

  

  Updated 7 May 2020

  How coronavirus has affected nonresident tax compliance & how you can support your international students & scholars

  The US government introduced the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The act provides for a one-time stimulus payment of $1,200 to be paid to workers who are earning less than $75,000 per year.

  However, almost as soon as the CARES Act was introduced, a number of questions about the payment sprang up.

  What are the eligibility requirements for the payment, can nonresidents benefit from the CARES Act, and what should an international student do if they receive the payment in error – these are just a handful of the queries being asked every day by students and universities alike.

  In our webinar – How COVID-19 has affected nonresident tax compliance & how you can support your international students, scholars or J1 participants – we explore the common tax issues that COVID-19 has presented for international offices, payroll departments, visa sponsors and their nonresidents. We also answer some of the most common questions on the topic.
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• April 16, 2020

  COVID-19, the CARES payment and the tax deadline – all of your nonresident tax questions answered!

  

  As a nonresident in the US, you probably have a lot of questions about tax.

  That’s why, at Sprintax, we offer a 24/7 Live Chat service. Our team are available any time day or night to support you and answer all of your tax questions.

  In this blog, we’ve compiled some of the most common tax questions that our team have received recently.
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