How to File a US Tax Return From India?

AB Posted by: Aniket Bansal
• 26 September, 2025
4 Reply

Here is the step-by-step process to file your US tax returns from India. 

1. First, you need to choose the right form: 

  • Form 1040-NR for the non-resident aliens
  • Form 8843 for the students and scholars claiming the tax exemptions
  • Form 8833 for claiming the US tax treaty benefits.
  • Schedule OI, form mentioning additional information for the NRIs. 

2. Then you need to file your tax return for the e-filing digital tax filing platforms, which are the fastest and most accurate tax filing platforms. Here are some of the best tax filing services which you can use: Spintax, TurboTax, and H&R. 

  • After choosing tax filing services, you need to organize your documents for filing US tax returns. 
  • You need to make separate folders for W-2s, property records, bank statements, and 1099s. 
  • You should have a scanned copy of the tax documents. 
  •  You must store previous years' records and show them in case of an IRS audit.

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  • Gauri Saxena 01 October, 2025

    To get tax treaty benefits on the interest income, you can submit Form W-8BEN, for the investment income, and Form 8233 for the salary income. 

    Business and salary income can be deducted under Article 16 of the treaty.

  • harshit khandelwal 29 September, 2025

    Please tell me about the necessary documents for filing the US NRI tax returns?

    • SJ
      Shubham Jain 29 September, 2025

      Here is the list of documents that you will need to fill out our NRI US tax returns. 

       

      1. Mandatory Documents: 

      • Form W-2 if you are receiving a salary in the US. 
      • Form 1099, for the investment income, dividends, self-employment, and interests. 
      • Form 1099-NEC, if you are earning more than 600$ as an independent contractor. 

       

      2. Documents Required for Account Reporting and Foreign Income: 

      • If you have a foreign bank account of more than 10,000$, then you need to submit FBAR (FinCEN Form 114). 
      • If your financial limits are more than IRS limits, then you need to submit Form 8938.
      • To receive income from India, you need to submit Indian Income Tax Returns (ITR). 

       

      3. Other Supporting Documents: 

      • You need to submit a visa and a passport. 
      • ITIN or SSN. 
      • Your Statements of Investments. 
      • Form DS-2019 (J-1) or Form I-20 (F-1). 

       

  • Dhruv Verma 28 September, 2025

    Here are some of the important U.S. tax filing deadlines for the NRIs. 

    1. The US standard tax filing deadline is April 15. 
    2. For the Automatic extension for the NRIs, the last date for filing taxes is June 15.
    3. The last date for the extended deadline is October 15. 
    4. The FBAR filing deadline is April 15.

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