1. (Foreign National Tax Resource) For International Students & Employees
FNTR Tax Seminar 2019
This seminar is offered for our international students and employees who are considered Non-resident alien for tax purposes.
(Foreign National Tax Resource)
For International Students & Employees

2. Our Contact Information
PAYROLL OFFICE
212 COLLEGE STREET
MIDDLETOWN, CT 06459
PHONE: (860)
DROP IN HOURS: 9:00-11:00 & 3:00-5:00
STAFF
EVELYN BOZEMAN – PAYROLL SUPERVISOR
GLADYS FOUNTAIN – PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
DENISE SKURA – PAYROLL ASSOCIATE

3. Getting ready for FNTR Tax Documents Needed:
International students/employees are required to file a Federal tax return.
Foreign National Tax Resource will determine if you are a resident or non-resident alien for tax purposes. If it is determined that you are a non- resident alien, the program will allow you to continue creating your 1040NR tax return.
If it is determined that you are a resident alien, you will not be allowed to use FNTR and will have to complete a 1040 or 1040-EZ federal tax return. You can learn how to file a 1040 or 1040-EZ at . 
YOU MUST FILE YOUR RETURN BY: APRIL
Tax Documents Needed:
W-2 – Earnings statement (required)
1042-s – Recipient of an unqualified scholarship (if applicable)

4. Before you get started Place your W-2’s in front of you ready to view.
Wesleyan assigns a temporary social security number on your w-2 for the purpose of reporting wages. The assigned number is a combination of 888 and your wes id number.
Look at the social security number listed on your W-2.
If you have not applied for an ssn the number listed should be 888 and your wes id. You must apply for an ssn, see Janice Watson in ISO office.
If you received your SSN the number listed on the w-2 should be your ssn. If the ssn is incorrect, notify someone during this session and/or contact the Payroll Office at
Payroll will need to provide you a W-2c to make the correction. Note ~ You cannot complete your filing without the corrected form.
Before you get started

5. Ready to begin
Go to:

6. New users to FNTR
Click registration to sign up. .

7. New users to FNTR Complete Registration form
Password must include: capital letter, special character and a number
Wesleyan address required
Enter Access Code: M8A2LZZU4EWN
Once you create your account an will be sent to you from FNTR to complete the activation process before you can continue.

8. Returning users to FNTR
Log in with your username and password

9. The FNTR software guides you in preparing your tax forms based on the questions asked as you navigate to the end.
Each answer affects the next question and may affect the calculation of your liability. It is important to answer each question correctly before you proceed to the next screen.
We are not responsible for the outcome. Whether you get a refund or owe taxes is not determined by Wesleyan.
Save your data often.
Things you should know
If you don’t see the next button on a page, you will need to answer the orange bar question before you can continue.

10. Using FNTR
Once you create your account click on (Prepare Tax Return) listed on the right side of your screen.

11. Tax Return Preparation set up
Select Security Question
Select the security question that you will remember most.

12. Tax return preparation federal
Basic Information
Do not use the Wesleyan assigned SSN when you are filing your taxes. - LEAVE BLANK
Next panel will ask for the Institutional ID
You will get to a panel that indicates no data found- continue and you will get to next slide.

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Basic Information
Nonimmigrant Status History
If you don’t see the next button on a page, you will need to answer the orange bar questions before you can continue.

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Basic Information Nonimmigrant status
Click on the question to obtain additional guidelines pertaining to the request.

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Enter and exit dates should be for 2018 dates only: Jan 2018-Dec 2018
August – initial arrival date
Nov – Thanksgiving leaving
Dec - Thanksgiving return
Dec 16 – Exit for winter break
Basic Information Nonimmigrant Status

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Basic Information Nonimmigrant Status
Select # 1 to determine your status
Select # 2 to continue

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Basic Information Nonimmigrant Status
( This is not a duplicate entry but rather the system now shows state/Mass.)

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Basic Information Addresses

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Basic Information Filing Status

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Basic Information Dependents
If you have dependents this is where you add them.

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Basic Information Information
If you did not earn income during the tax year, you are required to submit Form 8843 to the IRS by June 15, 2019.
Enter the name of the director of the academic program in which you participated. The name of the Director should be the person who signed your I-20 or DS-2019
Janice Watson
(237 High Street Middletown, CT )
Phone:
Institution address is:
(229 High Street Middletown, CT )

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Basic Information (continued)
If you did not earn income during the tax year, you are required to submit Form 8843 to the IRS by June 15, 2019.

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Income W-2 Summary

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Income W-2 Form
If you received your SSN but the W-2 issued to you has the 888 number, we assigned, contact the Payroll Office at Payroll will issue a W-2c to make the correction. A copy of the W2-c must be included when you file your tax return.
If you have worked within the past 30 days but have not received an SSN please contact Janice Watson to obtain the application required.
Form W-2. Transfer the figures directly from the W-2 statement to FNTR. The Tax ID number is the Employer Federal Tax ID from the W-2. Choose ‘College, University or other educational institution’ for the type of institution you received the payment from.
Students and employees who are NRA’s should not have any money in the following boxes. 3- SS wages, 4- SS tax withheld, 5- Medicare wages, 6- Medicare tax withheld

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Income W-2 Form (required)
Make sure you enter 0.00 for any box that is not applicable.
If you have more than one w-2 you are required to enter them separately.

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Income W-2 Summary
Click thru other W-2 forms and get to 1042-s.

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Income (1042-S)

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Income (1042-S)
Form 1042-S. This form is sent to students with non-qualified scholarships. A non-qualified scholarship includes all payments other than tuition, required fees, books and supplies and is subject to 14% withholding and reportable to the IRS. FNTR Processing: Transfer the figures directly from the 1042-S statement to FNTR. In the Withholding Agent’s Name and Address (including zip code) field, just entering ‘Wesleyan University’ is sufficient. Again, choose ‘College, University or other educational institution’ for the type of institution you received the payment from.
If there is more than one income code line listed at the top of the 1042-S, enter each income as if you received two or more separate forms. In other words, each line equals one 1042-S form
If you have more than one exemption code, you will need to add another 1042-s form to include the other code.

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Income (1042-S)

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Income (Unreported Income)

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Deductions (Student Loan Interest)

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Deductions (Itemized or Standard)

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Treaty Information (Treaty Analysis Result)

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Step Twenty-Four Other Information (Tax Paid)

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Other Information (Refund)

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Other Information (Refund)

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Other Information (Supporting Information)

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Other Information (Third Party Designee)

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Other Information (Tax Return Preview)

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Step Thirty Get Forms (10 Important Rules for Filing Your Tax Return)

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Get Forms (10 Important Rules for Filing Your Tax Return)
Read these rules:
Use black ink
Sign and Date forms
Keep copies

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Get Forms (Instruction Sheet)

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Get Forms (1040NR-EZ – Page 1 OF 2)
Make sure you sign and date the highlighted area prior to mailing. Deadline is 4/15/19
Use Black Ink

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Get Forms (Form 8843)
This form is used for an student/employee who do not receive wages or W-2.
Print all forms, you may not need to sign the 8843 if you worked but it does
Have to be included with your paperwork.

45. You have completed your filing when you … PRINT, SIGN and MAIL your documents.
FNTR is a website-based program which requires you to PRINT the forms and MAIL them to the IRS.
Mac users often get blank forms when they attempt to print. Use another system to print your forms.
Please don’t forget to SIGN the forms before mailing and keep copies for your records.

46. Secure your username and password to access FNTR each time you sign on
Secure your username and password to access FNTR each time you sign on. You will have access to FNTR all year. The data- base will allow you to retain 2 years of tax data.
User information
Keep your FNTR sign in data in a safe place, you will have to use it to sign in . You can use this software all year.

47. State Tax Return – Filing your state return is OPTIONAL
No, the software does not prepare state returns. If you paid state taxes the amount will be listed in box 17 of your W-2.
Non- resident aliens for tax purposes can complete form CT-1040NR/PY. The form can be obtained at your local post office or on the CT.Gov website at
State Tax Return is optional
STATE Tax return (