Filing taxes

Filing taxes

If you are an international student who was present in the U.S. in the past tax year, you may be required by law to file one or more U.S. Federal and State Tax forms even if you have had no U.S. source of income.

The U.S. tax year runs from January 1st to December 31st, with a filing deadline of April 15th. A tax return is filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency of the U.S. government.

For help with federal income tax return or to order federal tax forms, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or go to www.irs.gov. For help with your state income tax return, call the Massachusetts Department of Revenue at 617-887-6367 or go to: www.mass.gov/dor.  In person tax help is offered at: IRS Boston Office (JFK Federal Building – 15 New Sudbury Street – 617-316-2850)