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Thanks. What I forgot to say in my first post is that his status for US tax purposes changed on Sept 1, 2007 from nonresident to resident since his five year period expired on that date. That is why he changed filing from a 1040NR to a 1040. He still continues to file Canadian taxes (no taxes ...

Thanks again for your reply. However, I have found an article by IRS , (http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=129427,00.html) last paragraph under Self-Employment Tax Liability, that seems to indicate that my son is subject to self-employment tax.

His self-employment did ...

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Sorry. Yes he has a student visa that has been renewed each year because he still has not finished his doctorate. I believe his current visa expires May 15, 2011.

Thank you. What is the mechanism for getting the US payments back (for 2007, 2008 and 2009?

Since September 1, 2002, my son has been living in the US under a student visa. He has worked on university-approved projects as both an employee and as an independent contractor. For up until 2007, he has filed 1040s. For 2007 he filed both a 1040 and a 1040NR. In 2008 and 2009, he has filed 1040s ...