Federal Tax
ATTENTION F-1 and J-1 STUDENTS and SCHOLARS and H-1B EMPLOYEES
If you earned any income from employment, an assistantship or interest on a U.S. savings account in the 2011 calendar year (January-December 2011), you are REQUIRED to file a U.S. Income Tax Return with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). You must also file a separate form with the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet. These tax filings must be postmarked NO LATER THAN April 17, 2012. And the good news-you may get money back from both of these agencies if any money was withheld from your paychecks to cover taxes.
Each year, ISSS purchases access to an on-line Non-resident Alien tax service, GLACIER Tax Prep, and is offering this service free to WKU international students, faculty, and staff. Please read the instructions below to access GLACIER Tax Prep for filing your federal taxes.
Instructions to Access GLACIER Tax Prep:
- Log into your iStart Account at this link: iStart
- Login into the Full Client Services Box on the left
- Once you are in iStart, click on Insurance and Finances
- Then click on the bottom GLACIER Tax Prep Tax Preparation link
- At the bottom of this page, click on Access GLACIER Tax Prep
Instructions Using GLACIER Tax Prep:
- The first time that you access GLACIER Tax Prep, make sure that you create a new login ID. You will click “NO, This is my first time to EVER access GLACIER Tax Prep. “ We recommend that you use your WKU netID as your ID
- The Program will ask you for information about your Academic Institution/Host Sponsor.We suggest that you enter ISSS as the Institution and 270-745-4857 as the telephone number
- This software ONLY prepares your U.S. government income tax filing. You must also prepare a separate tax filing for the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet. See instructions below for filing state taxes
- This software DOES NOT file the tax return electronically, so prepare your forms on a computer with a printer. After you use this software to prepare your forms, you must PRINT, SIGN, and MAIL the tax returns and other forms generated by GLACIER Tax Prep. GLACIER Tax Prep will show you the address to which you will mail your tax return
- Make a copy of your taxes before you send them. These documents can help you in the future when you are filing taxes, or in the process of changing your visa status
- If you are asked questions you do not understand, please click on the Online Help at the bottom of the screen or send an email to support@GLACIER Tax Prep.us You can expect a response to your email usually within 24 hours. Please understand that ISSS staff have not been trained and certified as tax advisors and, therefore, cannot answer questions about taxes
Kentucky Tax
KENTUCKY STATE ANNUAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION
(for students who received W-2 forms showing work done in 2011)
In addition to filing taxes with the federal government (IRS) for income earned from employment, an assistantship or bank interest, you need to file taxes for the state of Kentucky. These tax filings must be postmarked NO LATER THAN April 17, 2012.
Here are your options for successful filing:
Option 1: Our office recommends that you visit the Kentucky Revenue Taxpayer Service Center here in Bowling Green. Representatives there will provide you with the appropriate Kentucky Income Tax forms and help you fill them out. This is a free service. You MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT by PHONE as they DO NOT take walk-ins. You MUST bring a copy of your federal income tax return and your immigration documents with you when you go.
Bowling Green Service Center
201 West Professional Park Court
Bowling Green, KY 42104-3278
|Phone: (270) 746-7470 (call to make appointment–no walk-ins)
Hours: 8:00 – 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday
You may also contact the Kentucky Revenue Service for assistance at (502) 564-4581.
Option 2: If you prefer to download and fill out the forms yourself, visit the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet’s web site at http://revenue.ky.gov.
- Click on “Individual” from the menu on the left of the screen. Select “Individual Income Tax” on the next page
- Scroll down and choose the “Current Year – Individual Income Tax Forms” link
- Depending on when you arrived in the U.S., you will choose one of two forms to fill out:
A. If Fall ’09 was your first semester, you should fill out the 740-NP and 740-NP Instructions. You may print out the 2 page 740-NP form from the web site as well as the 13 pages of instructions.
B. If you arrived in the U.S. prior to Fall ’09, you should fill out the 740EZ or the 740 (this is based on whether you are filing as single or married).
Please note: If you are eligible to receive a refund after filing your Kentucky tax form, it will take approximately 2-3 weeks for you to receive a refund check if you file electronically. If you want to know exactly when your refund will arrive, you can call the Automated Refund and Tax Information System at (502) 564-1600. You must have your Social Security Number and the amount of the refund.
Transportation to Bowling Green Service Center offices:
If you use Bowling Green Transit, the Go Bus, you can catch it at 10 minutes past each hour, 8-5, at Broadway and Chestnut 1 on the map provided and get off on Ashley Circle 2 . You must walk to the office a short distance on Westen St., then Right on Benson (street sign is missing), then Left on West Professional Park Court which is located at 3.
