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Private or public school? If public, you may be paying OOS tuition rate.</p>
<p>Private school. OOS tuition does not really affect my tax situation.</p>
<p>^Great and good luck with your study.</p>
<p>I don’t know the specifics about stipends. Brief research indicates that stipends for grad students who are TAs or RAs are taxable but not subject to FICA when paid by a college. I don’t know about stipends paid by a 3rd party. I think the distinction may be that if the stipend doesn’t require you to provide a service, e.g. teaching or research, it’s just considered a scholarship. If it does require a service then it could be wages. In addition to contacting the university and the organization, you probably should also contact the IRS, either call or I think you can email, though an answer may take a few weeks. You’d have something in writing with an email and not being tax season it may not take that long. Just be thorough in the explanation of your situation.</p>
<p>If this is UPenn or another college in Philadelphia, I did notice that Philly has a wage tax. You may want to check out the city website of your college to see if there is an applicable city income/wage tax.</p>
<p>I found out that I can meet with IRS taxpayer assistants whenever I have a tax problem ([Contact</a> My Local Office in Pennsylvania](<a href=“http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-My-Local-Office-in-Pennsylvania]Contact”>Contact Your Local IRS Office | Internal Revenue Service)). </p>
<p>When I reach the state of Pennsylvania, I think it would be very smart to go to one of the offices and ask questions about some questions. Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks for the help guys!</p>