如果你所在的州没有收入所得税，（Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wyoming）在网上用免费的软件最划算。TurboTax，TaxCut，都有免费的联邦报税。
如果是在New Hampshire or Tennessee，只有利息和分红需要缴税。如果这方面的收入不是很多很复杂，你也可以考虑自己填州税的报表，联邦的用网上的免费软件。
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If I live in WA, I don't need to pay state tax. But I 刚买房子，第一年利息不少 and have ESPP, can I still use the free edition or need buy a fancy one?
yes, PA needs to pay state income tax.
It's not very complicated, I can do it myself, right?
没错啊，但是这个treaty是说scholarship或者fellowship不是compensation,比如前面问的opt期间可不可以免5000,如果opt期间拿的不是scholarship/fellowship而是工资，那应该不在这个treaty的范围内。
What if I was a postdoc when I was opt? Does it count as "fellowship"?
I found the info for resident alien claming treaty
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=106254,00.html
Example: Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under the Internal Revenue Code, a student may become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, the treaty allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States.
OIC, thanks for pointing this out.thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
没错啊，但是这个treaty是说scholarship或者fellowship不是compensation,比如前面问的opt期间可不可以免5000,如果opt期间拿的不是scholarship/fellowship而是工资，那应该不在这个treaty的范围内。
OIC, thanks for pointing this out. thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think it's for Canadians..
If I live in WA, I don't need to pay state tax. But I 刚买房子，第一年利息不少 and have ESPP, can I still use the free edition or need buy a fancy one?
免费的那个就可以了。房贷的利息和ESPP都是比较基本的东西，不需要太fancy的。
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It's not very complicated, I can do it myself, right?
如果你不认为是太复杂的，自己做就可以。
还有一个选择，就是先用免费的做联邦税那部分，自己做PA的税，如果最后卡壳了做不出来，你可以随时去upgrade那个免费的，加一个州税报表就可以了。
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What if I was a postdoc when I was opt? Does it count as "fellowship"?
Postdoc in non-profit research University can not use $5000 tax treaty, however, you are qualified for another treaty which is similar as J1--3 year income tax free (i dont remember the article exactly, 20 or 19, you can go check). My LG has used this and we file our tax return using H&R Block accountant. He said this is applicable for our situation.
Also for $5000 tax treaty for student. Chinese student is kind of special since this treaty do not have a closure, which means we can use this as long as we are students with fellowship/assistantship. But after 5 years, we need to claim this money back during tax return. ( this is the first thing I learned from tax seminar of my University)
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