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GLACIER Tax Prep (for Non-Residents for Tax Purposes)

GLACIER Tax Prep is a tax return preparation software program designed primarily for nonresident alien students, scholars, trainees, researchers, and other educational immigration statuses to prepare their U.S. federal income tax return Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ. GLACIER Tax Prep also prepares Form 8843. Use is free of charge, but is limited to people with University of Michigan uniqnames.

Review the GLACIER Tax Prep FAQs for further information.

GLACIER Tax Prep software (UMICH uniqname and password required)

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Other Tax Software (for Residents for Tax Purposes)

Residents for tax purposes may be able use one of the free tax preparation services listed at the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service web site. Other options include purchasing commercial tax software or paying to use commercial tax preparation web sites. Two examples of the many such products available are Turbotax or H&R Block At Home™.

State Tax Software

The State of Michigan Department of Treasury offers links to software companies offering tax preparation and e-filing services. Look for “state only” offers since the non-resident federal tax return cannot be e-filed, and make sure that the non-resident form (Michigan Schedule NR) is available.

Last reviewed: 02/13


The information contained in this web site is not a substitute for advice obtained from the Internal Revenue Service or a qualified tax professional.