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In 2000 Windstar launched Windstar Publishing, Inc. to provide tax guidebooks in easy-to-understand prose. Paula N. Singer, Esq. authored The U.S. Tax Guides for Foreign Persons and Those Who Pay Them® series, which is used by the IRS in training their personnel in nonresident alien taxation. In 2005 Windstar introduced a new series, Cross-Winds, which includes offerings on various international topics.

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Book series offered by Windstar Publishing:

U.S. Tax Guides for Foreign Persons and Those Who Pay Them

The U.S. Tax Guides for Foreign Persons and Those Who Pay Them™ series, written for taxpayers, employers, payers and their advisors, provide easy-to-understand explanations of the complex tax rules and procedures that apply to payments to foreign persons. The guidebooks include helpful examples, lists, charts, sample forms, IRS forms, and instructions. Author Paula N. Singer, tax attorney and partner in the tax law firm, Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer, LLP, has over 25 years of experience providing tax advice and compliance services to foreign nationals and their employers and payers. Gary P. Singer is the co-author of A Guide for Filing IRS Forms 1042 and 1042-S; he co-founded Windstar Technologies, Inc. and has over 10 years of experience with IRS electronic filing for form 1042-S.

U.S. Taxation of Foreign Students introduced in December 2006, explains the work-authorized activities of foreign students in F, J, and M nonimmigrant status including documentation required for Social Security number and individual taxpayer identification number applications. The guide discusses the special rules determining U.S. tax status (resident or nonresident) that apply to foreign students, the withholding and reporting rules that apply to scholarship/fellowship grants and wages, and special FICA exemptions. Also included is extensive information about tax treaty benefits that apply to foreign students and their tax return filing obligations.

Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Nationals Performing U.S. Services, revised in 2005, explains the exemptions from tax that may be available under a U.S. income tax treaty with a foreign national's country of tax residence. This extensive guide includes explanations of the conditions that must be met, the withholding, reporting, and tax return procedures for claiming treaty exemptions from tax. The guide addresses the tax treaty provisions governing exemptions for employees, independent contractors, artists, athletes, crewmen, directors, government workers, researchers, students, teachers, and trainees.

U.S. Taxation of B-1 Business Visitors, revised in 2006, explains the often-overlooked U.S. tax implications of a B visitor's presence in the United States. Included are explanations on the allowable B visitor activities and the U.S. tax implications on payments that B visitors typically receive such as director's fees, honorarium, and reimbursed expenses and allowances.

A Guide for Filing IRS Forms 1042 and 1042-S, revised in 2006, explains the procedures that payers and employers must follow to deposit and report withheld taxes. The guide also includes information on how to report treaty exempt income on payments of U.S. source income made to nonresident aliens and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, and other foreign entities (collectively “foreign persons”).

J-1 Nonstudent Exchange Visitors Performing U.S. Services, revised in 2006, explains the tax rules that apply to compensation for services performed by Exchange Visitors in the United States as non-students such as alien physicians, camp counselors, international visitors, research scholars, short-term visitors, teachers, and trainees.

L-1 Intracompany Transferees on U.S. Assignment, revised in 2006, explains how U.S. federal, state, social security and Medicare taxes apply to the income for services performed in the United States, including the U.S. taxation to employment compensation paid abroad.

U.S. Taxation of H-1B Specialty Workers, revised in 2006, explains how the U.S. federal, state, Social Security, and Medicare taxes apply to employment income for services performed in the United States. The guide explains the tax treaty benefits that may apply to certain H-1B workers including how residents claim benefits on Form 1040.

A Guide to Selected U.S. Travel/Identity Documents for Law Enforcement, created by the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service, this guide is a helpful tool for employers looking to identify travel and employment authorization documents.

U.S. Tax Returns

International Aspects of Individual U.S. Tax Returns is a 200-page tax guidebook for tax professionals whose clients include U.S. citizens with assets and income from abroad, U.S. citizens and residents living and working abroad, foreign nationals with U.S.-source income, foreign nationals living and working or studying in the U.S., and individuals relocating to and from U.S. possessions.

Cross-Winds

The Cross-Winds series provides easy-to understand information about the complicated tax and immigration-related issues that apply to individuals involved in cross-border activities.

What You Need to Know About Exchange Visitors provides information on types of employment, documentation, treaty benefits, tax status, and forms for exchange visitors.

Watch for more titles in the Cross-Winds series later this year.

Tax Policy

A Simple, More Efficient Tax Collection System for America provides an overview of the current tax system, and offers suggestions on how to create a simplified, more efficient tax system in the United States.


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"I just got through a copy of the U.S. Tax Guides for Foreign Persons [U.S. Taxation of H-1B Specialty Workers], such a great book, everything is in one place! Thank you again for compiling it all in one book. The examples are real life scenarios, it is greatly appreciated!"

Mona K. Gasperino
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

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