Stanford Sprintax (2024)

FAQs

Is Sprintax good for international students? ›

Would strongly recommend fellow international students to use to file their taxes. Sprintax is a great tool for filing state and federal taxes in the US.

Tens of thousands of students from across the United States and around the world apply at Stanford University each year. It is one of the hardest universities to get into for international students.

2nd time with Sprintax, 100% recommend! 2nd time processing my J-1 taxes and their service never failed me (got my last year's refund already, now waiting for this year). Even their post-payment is amazing! Valentin helped me with all my questions and answered them in detail.

Stanford University is exempt from federal income tax as an educational institution under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and from California state income tax as an educational institution under the California Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Section 23701d.

It's important to understand that filing tax returns is mandatory for international students, and not doing so by the deadline could result in problems with or a revocation of your visa as well as possible ineligibility for a green card.

Yes. If you're a temporary visitor to the US on a H1B, H2B, L or B1 working visa, J1 Exchange visitor or foreign performing artist, athlete or entertainer on a P or O visa, Sprintax can prepare your US income tax return. However, you must be classified as non-resident for the entire tax year.

Admissions Statistics

For instance, in recent years, Harvard's admission rate has typically ranged from about 4% to 5%. This tends to be on par with other Ivy League school acceptance rates. Stanford's admission rate has been similarly competitive, with rates also falling in the single-digit percentage range.

Financial aid at Stanford is based on the family's demonstrated financial need and we will meet the full need of all admitted students regardless of citizenship.

MIT and Stanford both have acceptance rates right around 4%. Technically, for 2020-2022, Stanford's acceptance rate was 3.95% while MIT's was 3.96%, which are essentially exactly the same.

Terry Clune is the founder of Clune Technology Group, formally Taxback Group, and CEO of Sprintax.

Are Sprintax and TurboTax the same? ›

As an authorized partner of TurboTax, Sprintax J1 tax preparation is specifically designed for nonresidents filing US taxes. Sprintax is a self-prep service, meaning you can create an account here and prepare your federal and state tax return by answering a few simple questions online.

While TurboTax – the biggest online tax preparation service in the US – offers a fantastic product that helps millions of US residents prepare their taxes and claim refunds, their offering can only be used by US residents. If you do use TurboTax to file your US taxes, you will be filing as a resident.

The minimum combined 2024 sales tax rate for Stanford, California is 9.13%. This is the total of state, county and city sales tax rates.

Tax Payments

Every non-profit university in the nation is exempt from paying taxes on their academic property. But, through its community investment program that redevelops nearby property, Yale pays real estate taxes—over $5 million this year—on all of our non-academic property.

Stanford University has an acceptance rate of 4%. Half the applicants admitted to Stanford University who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1500 and 1580 or an ACT score of 33 and 35.

Most international students are not eligible to claim education tax credits with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. International students who may be eligible are: permanent residents. married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Every international student present in the US for at least one day during the tax year 2023 (January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023) must file at least one tax form - Form 8843.

SPRINTAX (online self-preparation software for filing taxes)

Supports federal and state tax filing for international students & scholars.