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The document is Form 1042, an Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons, issued by the Internal Revenue Service. It outlines the requirements for withholding agents to report federal tax liabilities related to payments made to foreign persons, including details on income paid, taxes withheld, and overpayments. The form includes sections for taxpayer identification, record of federal tax liability, and declarations by the withholding agent and preparer.

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What is foreign persons US source income subject to withholding?

Form 1042-S is an income reporting form which is required to be issued by employers and payers to report your income and taxes withheld if any, to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

What is a foreign persons US source income?

Form 1042-S, Foreign Persons U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, is used to report amounts paid to foreign persons (including those presumed to be foreign) by a United States based institution or business.

How do you report foreign source income?

Reporting requirement for foreign accounts and assets Schedule B (Form 1040), Interest and Ordinary Dividends In most cases, affected taxpayers attach Schedule B to their federal return to report foreign assets.

How do you determine whether the income is US sourced or not?

The sourcing rules for earned income (such as wages or personal services) is generally determined by the location where the services are performed. For example, if a Nonresident Alien comes to the United States for a project then absent some exception, exclusion, or limitation, the income is taxable as US-sourced.

What is foreign source income in the US?

Foreign source income is the amount that results from multiplying your total pay (including allowances, reimbursements, and noncash fringe benefits) by a fraction. The numerator (top number) is the number of days you worked within a foreign country.

What is a foreign source income IRS?

The source of your earned income is the place where you perform the services for which you receive the income. Foreign earned income is income you receive for performing personal services in a foreign country. Where or how you are paid has no effect on the source of the income.

What is foreign income in the IRS?

Foreign-earned income: Foreign-earned income means wages, salaries, professional fees, or other amounts paid to you for personal services rendered by you.

What does the IRS consider a foreign person?

A foreign person includes a nonresident alien individual, foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, foreign estate, and any other person that is not a U.S. person. It also includes a foreign branch of a U.S. financial institution if the foreign branch is a qualified intermediary.

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