ℹ️ This section asks questions so that Sprintax can determine if you need a Form W8-BEN or Form W-9. Scholarships or grants issued to you are not for compensation so you should only be issued a W8-BEN form or Form W-9.
📌 "Do you have US income?" is selected by default to “Yes” by IIE and it cannot be changed.
⚠️ If you believe that the answer should be 'No', please click here for more information.
📌 Scholarship or fellowship grants (Income Code 16) is selected by default. That is the correct income code for your IIE grant/payments.
📌 Question “Have you or will you receive a compensatory grant or fellowship for performing services on-campus as part of the scholarship grant” is selected to “No” by default and it's correct based on your IIE grant/payments.
📌 If “Foreign source income (Study related activities take place outside the US)” is visible to you, do not check it.
📌 Section "Tax treaties in prior years" appears only if you indicated US presence in previous years and are from a specific tax treaty country. Complete this section based on the tax treaties claimed in those years.