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Tax Information for Students

Understanding Taxes
The Understanding Taxes (UT) program features over 1,100 pages of content designed to make learning taxes interactive, relevant, and educational. Understanding Taxes makes real world connections to classroom instruction. It is a great resource for high schools, community colleges, and the general public for learning more about the history, theory, and application of taxes in the United States.

Taller de impuestos para pequeños negocios
Taller de impuestos para pequeños negocios

Small Business Tax Workshop - Student Workbook
This interactive on-line workshop teaches new small business owners about the basic tax aspects of running a small business. Topics include: Types of organizations, recordkeeping, income, expenses, employment taxes, employment tax depositing requirements, electronic filing and payment, business use of the home and wage credits. It is an on-line version of a live workshop taught throughout the cou...

Education Credits Can Help at Tax Time
Tax Tip 2004-49, March 11, 2004

Tax Breaks for Education
Back-to-school reminders on tax benefits that can help offset your education costs.

Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
You may be able to contribute to a Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) to finance a beneficiary's qualified education expenses. The contribution is NOT deductible.

Qualified Tuition Programs (QTPs)
Qualified Tuition Programs (QTP), formerly called Qualified State Tuition Programs (QSTP), are established and maintained to allow either prepaying, or contributing to an account established for paying a student's qualified higher education expenses at an eligible educational institution.

Do I have to file a return?
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident, whether you must file a federal income tax return depends upon your gross income, your filing status, your age, and whether you are a dependent.

Is there and exemption from tax for full-time students?
Every U.S. citizen or resident must file a U.S. income tax return if certain income levels are reached. There is no exemption from tax for full-time students. If you are a full-time student, you may not be working full time.

Taxable Income for Students
Provides an understanding about the types of incomes usually received by students that are taxable

Withholding Allowances
You can claim the number of withholding allowances that you are entitled to based on the Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, worksheets.

Related Forms and Publications for Students
A list of publications and forms that address tax issues for students.

Individual e-file Program Overview
How to e-file. It's as easy as 1-2-3 !

What Tax Records Should I Keep?
Which records you should retain and how many years

Where's My Refund?
Get the lowdown on your refund now. Secure access anytime from anywhere. What a deal!

Need a Copy of Your Tax Return Information?
You have two easy and convenient options for getting copies of your federal tax return information -- tax return transcripts and tax account transcripts -- by phone or by mail.

Teachers Should Save Receipts for Educators’ Deduction
IR-2003-106 — Up to $250 of out-of-pocket expenses for books and classroom supplies may be claimed.

FAQs regarding Schools and Teachers
Insights into issues that affect employees of school systems.

International Taxpayer
This section provides a vast amount of information on U.S. taxes for both aliens living in the U.S. and U.S. citizens located overseas.

International Taxpayer - Foreign Students and Scholars
Aliens temporarily present in the United States as students, scholars, teachers, researchers, exchange visitors, and cultural exchange visitors are subject to special rules with respect to the taxation of their income.

Students.gov
An information portal providing answers for students on education, career, government and more.

1040 Central
What's new for this filing season.