April 15, 2024 is the deadline for filing an income tax return for Calendar Year 2023. Returns must be postmarked by a US post office no later than this date.
See detailed information and FAQs from Purdue's Payroll and Tax Services here.
The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program has some very helpful information regarding tax returns, which can be found here.
If you were paid by Purdue University during Calendar Year 2023, you will receive an informational message from Purdue University's Payroll & Tax Services regarding accessing GLACIER TAX PREP through your GLACIER account. GLACIER TAX PREP assists nonresident aliens with completing their necessary Internal Revenue forms. Log into your GLACIER account at www.online-tax.net. If you don't remember your log in credentials, please click the "Forgot Login?" button.
If you **were not** paid by Purdue University during Calendar Year 2023 and don’t already have a GLACIER account, but you need to file a tax return and/or complete the form 8843, ISS is pleased to announce that Purdue's nonresident students, faculty and staff at the West Lafayette campus will have access to the tax software program, GLACIER TAX PREP. This program can provide step-by-step assistance with federal income tax form preparation for nonresident aliens.
Click here for instructions to access Glacier Tax Prep
***If you have problems logging into the myISS portal or don't see a link to Glacier Tax Prep in myISS, please contact ISS. Students should submit the ASC (Ask Student Counselor) eform in the myISS portal. Scholars may email iss@purdue.edu. Please tell us exactly what the problem is in detail.
If you have any difficulties using the GLACIER TAX PREP program, please use the HELP Link from within GTP.
New this year: There will be a LIVE GTP Tax Information session and many GTP Q&A Zoom sessions - more information will be posted here once those sessions are finalized.
Please keep in mind that ISS **cannot** provide tax advice. To the best of our knowledge and belief, internationals in F or J visa status who were not paid in Calendar Year 2023 do NOT need to file an income tax return of any sort. However, to the best of our knowledge and belief, all such internationals (whether student, faculty, staff, spouse or dependent of one of these individuals) who were physically present in the US during 2023 need to file Form 8843, "Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals with a Medical Condition." While this is an IRS numbered form, it is technically a USCIS form which lists information about internationals in the US. You can find the Form 8843 here.
Form 8843 is also available in the GLACIER TAX PREP software package.
The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information. Know the telltale signs of a scam and how to know if it’s really the IRS.
Also, check here for a list of common scams that target taxpayers.
We hope that this information will assist you with income tax filing requirements and procedures.