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BANKING AND OTHER NECESSITIES
SO, DOES IT RAIN DURING
TAX SEASON?
While on the topic of financials, let’s talk about ‘Tax Season’.
Everyone here, except those on holiday of course, has to
declare taxes during this time – usually around April. Whether
you have a job or not, remember that you have to file taxes.
If you don’t have an income, you would file tax form 8843, a
simple and straight-forward form that you could download off
the IRS website. If you have an income, your employer will
provide your tax forms in the beginning of each year. If not,
ask them. Also, check your student portal and school website.
It might seem overwhelming in the start, but you can find a
ton of resources online to help you. Your school would also
host workshops to help students with this. There are multiple
software programs online that are very helpful too – TurboTax,
TaxAct, H&R Block, etc. I used these programs to help me figure
out what I had to file and then continued to do it myself so that
I could save money. You could also check out the IRS program,
VITA. I remember buying myself a giant cone of ice-cream once
I had mailed in everything – I deserved it, as you will too!