International taxpayers interactive tools

Interactive tax assistant (ITA)

The ITA tool is a tax law resource that takes you through a series of questions and provides you with responses to tax law questions.

• Am I eligible to apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number?
• Can I exclude income earned in a foreign country?
• Am I required to file a nonresident alien U.S. individual tax return?
• As a U.S. citizen or resident alien married to a nonresident alien, what's my filing status?
• Is federal income tax withholding required on the disposition of U.S. property interest by a nonresident alien?
• As a nonresident alien, are my gambling winnings exempt from federal income tax? 
• Am I eligible to claim the foreign tax credit?  
• As a resident or nonresident alien, am I required to obtain a departure permit to leave the United States?