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Old 07-21-2008, 12:49 AM
tanwei tanwei is offline
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Default 3-year limit

I am in similar situation as anne. VTE said :
"As per treaty with China, a researcher does not pay income tax for 3-years. But your visit to U.S. in 2008 will reduce it to 2-years or to 0-years. Read about the tax treaty: Your U.S. Tax Return: U.S. Tax Treaties for Professors, Teachers and Researchers
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So the 3-year-limit DOES starts to count during anne's first entry to US, even if in the first entry she does NOT apply for the treaty to take effect?

Thanks.
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