IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GRANTAX FOR YOUR 2003 INCOME TAX RETURN FILING

The tax season is approaching again. All individuals who were present in the U.S. on an F, J, M, or Q visa must file U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return or/and Statement for Exempt Individuals (form 8843). If you received either funding or visa sponsorship from IIE during 2003, you are required to use this service.

You must have either a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) in order for GRANTAX to file your report with the tax authority. ***

If you already have SSN or ITIN and your computer has internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher, please proceed to the online questionnaire: https://www.iieapp1.org/grantax/grantaxlogin.asp

Please complete and submit this questionnaire to GRANTAX for we need to have this information to prepare your 2003 U.S. Income Tax Return.   If you used GRANTAX to file your 2002 tax return, please have your last year’s password available. You need to use the same password to have an access to the existing account where personal information is pre-populated for your convenience. If you don’t remember your password, you can obtain it on the first page of the online questionnaire (click “Forgot Password”).

For First-Time Users:

When you log into the questionnaire for the first time, please make sure to click “First-Time User Registration” that takes you to the registration page, where you create your password for reentry to your questionnaire. Or you can use a short-cut link: https://www.iieapp1.org/GRANTAX/Prelogin.asp 

If you have problems accessing our online questionnaire, please contact your IIE representative for MICROSOFT WORD version and a Power of Attorney form in PDF format.

Please complete and submit the questionnaire and mail all required documents so that GRANTAX receives them by 03/31/04.

TAX PREPARATION & FILING PROCEDURE

Grantax prepares and files Federal tax returns by combining personal and financial information you provide in a questionnaire with the various tax forms issued to you by independent sources. It’s very important for Grantax to receive complete and accurate information from you in order to prepare your return although it may seem quite time-consuming to you. An increasing number of returns have been subject to tax audit lately and Grantax would like to be well prepared for it on your behalf.

STATE TAX RETURN

Grantax will prepare your state tax return where it’s necessary and mail to you so you can sign and mail to an applicable state tax authority directly. Although your sponsor does not bear any state tax liability, if you are charged with a late filing penalty, IIE will bear the charge on your behalf.

*** If you do NOT have a SSN/ITIN, please immediately apply for one by either downloading the application and instructions for a social security number (Form SS-5) from the Social Security Administration Website at http://www.ssa.gov OR downloading the application and instructions for the IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (Form W-7) from the IRS Website at http://www.irs.gov.

Please contact Grantax@iie.org if you have any problems or questions.