Why am I a US Resident for tax purposes?

There are many factors that are considered when determining your residency status.

1. If you answered “Yes” to being a US. citizen or have been a green card holder or if you have applied for US citizenship/ lawful residence then you will be deemed a US resident for tax purposes.

2. Next we add up all the days that you have been physically present in the US during the tax year.

– PLUS 1/3 of the number of days you were physically present in the US during the first preceding year.

– PLUS 1/6 the number of days you were physically present in the US during the second preceding year.

If the number of days for these three years equals 183 days or greater, then you are considered a US resident for tax purposes.

In addition to this we also take your visa type into account. Depending on your visa type you can be exempt for certain years and so these exempt years are excluded from this calculation.