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    | Publication 570 | 2008 Tax Year |  
                  
                  
                     
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                           Additional child tax credit, Additional child tax credit.Aliens:
                              
                                 Nonresident (see specific possession)Resident, Nonresident alien.American Samoa, American SamoaAmerican Samoa:
                              
                                 Form 4563, Form 4563.Armed forces, U.S.:
                              
                                 Bona fide residence, Special rule for members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
                                    
                                       (see also specific possession)Earned income credit, Earned income credit., U.S. Armed Forces.Source of income, U.S. Armed Forces.Assistance (see Tax help)Awards and prizes, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and Awards 
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                           Bona fide residence, Bona Fide Residence, Who Must FileBona fide residence:
                              
                                 Closer connection, Closer ConnectionCloser connection:
                                    
                                       Year of move, Exception for Year of Move, Special Rules in the Year of a MovePresence test, Presence TestPresence test:
                                    
                                       Charitable sports event, Charitable Sports EventChild, defined, Days of presence in a possession.Nonresident aliens, Special rule for nonresident aliens.Possession, days in, Days of presence in a possession.Qualifying medical treatment, Qualifying Medical TreatmentSignificant connection, Significant ConnectionStudent, StudentU.S., days in, Days of presence in the United States.Reporting change in residency status, Reporting a Change in Bona Fide Residence, Who Must FileReporting change in residency status:
                                    
                                       Penalty for not reporting, Penalty for Not Filing  Form 8898Tax home, Tax HomeTax home:
                                    
                                       Exceptions, ExceptionsGovernment officials, Students and Government OfficialsSeafarers, SeafarersStudents, Students and Government OfficialsYear of move, Year of Move, Special Rules in the Year of a MoveTests to meet, Bona Fide ResidenceU.S. armed forces, Special rule for members of the U.S. Armed Forces.Year of move, Special Rules in the Year of a MoveYear of move:
                                    
                                       Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico 
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                           Change in residency status, reporting, Reporting a Change in Bona Fide Residence, Who Must FileChange in residency status, reporting:
                              
                                 Penalty for not reporting, Penalty for Not Filing  Form 8898Change of address, RemindersCharitable sports event, Charitable Sports EventChild tax credit, additional, Additional child tax credit.Child, defined, Days of presence in a possession.Closer connection, Closer ConnectionCloser connection:
                              
                                 Year of move, Exception for Year of Move, Special Rules in the Year of a MoveComments on publication, Comments and suggestions.Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, The Commonwealth  of Puerto RicoCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI):
                              
                                 Form 5074, Form 5074.Compensation for labor or personal services, Compensation for Labor or Personal Services
                              
                                 Alternative basis, Alternative basis.Multi-year compensation, Multi-year compensation.Time basis, Time basis.Credits:
                              
                                 Earned income, Reminders, Earned income credit.Foreign tax, U.S. Government employees., Moving expense deduction., Foreign Tax Credit if Possession Income Is Excluded 
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                           Deductions:
                              
                                 IRA contribution, Individual retirement arrangement (IRA) deduction.Itemized deductions, Itemized DeductionsMoving expenses:
                                    
                                       U.S. return, Moving expense deduction.
                                          
                                             (see also specific possession)Personal exemptions, Personal ExemptionsSelf-employment tax, one-half of, Self-employment tax deduction.Standard deduction, Standard DeductionU.S. return with excluded income, Deductions if Possession Income Is ExcludedDispositions of certain property, special rules for, Special rules for gains from dispositions of certain property.Dividends, Dividends.Double taxation, Double TaxationDouble taxation:
                              
                                 Credit or refund, Credit or Refund 
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                           Filing requirements:
                              
                                 American Samoa, American SamoaAmerican Samoa:
                                    
                                       Form 4563, Form 4563.CNMI, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI:
                                    
                                       Form 5074, Form 5074.Guam, GuamGuam:
                                    
                                       Form 5074, Form 5074.Possessions, Filing Information for Individuals in Certain U.S. Possessions, The U.S. Virgin IslandsPuerto Rico, The Commonwealth  of Puerto RicoU.S. return, Who Must FileUSVI, The U.S. Virgin Islands, Filing Information for Individuals in Certain U.S. PossessionsUSVI:
                                    
                                       Form 1040INFO, Form 1040INFO.Form 4868, Extensions of time to file.Form 8689, Form 8689.Foreign tax credit, Foreign Tax Credit if Possession Income Is ExcludedForm:
                              
                                 1040-ES, Estimated Tax1040-PR, Additional child tax credit., Self-Employment Tax1040-SS, Self-employment tax., Additional child tax credit., Self-employment tax., Self-employment tax., Bona Fide Resident of the USVI, Self-employment tax., Self-Employment Tax1040INFO, Form 1040INFO.1040NR, Nonresident alien., Nonresident alien.1040X, Credit or Refund1116, U.S. Government employees., Moving expense deduction., Foreign Tax Credit if Possession Income Is Excluded3903, Moving expense deduction., Moving expense deduction., Moving expense deduction., Moving expense deduction., Moving expense deduction., Moving expense deduction.4563, Form 4563.4563, illustrated example, Illustrated Example  of Form 4563, 4868, Extensions of time to file., Automatic 6-Month Extension5074, Form 5074., Moving expense deduction., Form 5074., Moving expense deduction.5074, illustrated example, Illustrated Example  of Form 5074, 8689, Form 8689., Moving expense deduction.8689, illustrated example, Illustrated Example  of Form 8689, Part IV., 8822, Reminders8898, Reporting a Change in Bona Fide ResidenceSchedule A (Form 1040), Itemized DeductionsSchedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment TaxW-7, RemindersFree tax services, How To Get Tax HelpFringe benefits, Certain fringe benefits sourced on a geographical basis. 
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                           Income:
                              
                                 Awards and prizes, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsEffectively connected income, Effectively Connected IncomeGrants, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsInvestments, Investment IncomeLabor or personal services, Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesPensions, Pensions.Sales or other dispositions of property, Sales or Other Dispositions of PropertyScholarships and fellowships, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsServices performed partly within a possession, Services performed partly inside and partly outside a relevant possession., Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesServices performed wholly within a possession, Services performed wholly within a relevant possession., U.S. Armed Forces.Source of, Possession Source IncomeU.S. armed forces, U.S. Armed Forces.U.S. income rule, U.S. income rule.Inconsistent tax treatment, Double TaxationInconsistent tax treatment:
                              
                                 Credit or refund, Credit or RefundIndividual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), RemindersInterest income, Interest income.Inventory:
                              
                                 Sales or other dispositions of, Inventory.Investment income, Investment IncomeIRA deduction, Individual retirement arrangement (IRA) deduction.Itemized deductions, Itemized DeductionsITIN, Reminders 
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                           Paying your taxes, Paying Your TaxesPenalty:
                              
                                 Failure to report change in residency status, Penalty for Not Filing  Form 8898Pension income, Pensions.Permanent home, Permanent home.Personal exemptions, deduction for, Personal ExemptionsPersonal property:
                              
                                 Sales or other dispositions of, Personal property.Personal service income, Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesPossession source income, Possession Source IncomePossession source income:
                              
                                 Awards and prizes, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsEffectively connected income, Effectively Connected IncomeGrants, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsInvestment income, Investment IncomeLabor or personal services, Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesPensions, Pensions.Sales or other dispositions of property, Sales or Other Dispositions of PropertyScholarships and fellowships, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsServices performed partly within a possession, Services performed partly inside and partly outside a relevant possession., Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesServices performed wholly within a possession, Services performed wholly within a relevant possession., U.S. Armed Forces.U.S. armed forces, U.S. Armed Forces.U.S. income rule, U.S. income rule.Possessions, list of, IntroductionPresence test, Presence TestPresence test:
                              
                                 Charitable sports event, Charitable Sports EventChild, defined, Days of presence in a possession.Nonresident aliens, Special rule for nonresident aliens.Possession, days in, Days of presence in a possession.Qualifying medical treatment, Qualifying Medical TreatmentSignificant connection, Significant ConnectionSignificant connection:
                                    
                                       Permanent home, Permanent home.Student, StudentU.S., days in, Days of presence in the United States.Prizes, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsPublications (see Tax help)Puerto Rico, The Commonwealth  of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico:
                              
                                 Additional child tax credit, Additional child tax credit.Bona fide residence:
                                    
                                       Year of move, Puerto Rico 
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                           Scholarships and fellowships, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsSelf-employment tax deduction, Self-employment tax deduction.Self-employment tax:
                              
                                 U.S. return, Self-Employment Tax
                                    
                                       (see also specific possession)Services performed partly within a possession, Services performed partly inside and partly outside a relevant possession., Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesServices performed wholly within a possession, Services performed wholly within a relevant possession., U.S. Armed Forces.Significant connection, Significant ConnectionSource of income, Possession Source IncomeSource of income:
                              
                                 Awards and prizes, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsEffectively connected income, Effectively Connected IncomeGrants, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsInvestment income, Investment IncomeLabor or personal services, Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesPensions, Pensions.Sales or other dispositions of property, Sales or Other Dispositions of PropertyScholarships and fellowships, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and AwardsServices performed partly within a possession, Services performed partly inside and partly outside a relevant possession., Compensation for Labor or Personal ServicesServices performed wholly within a possession, Services performed wholly within a relevant possession., U.S. Armed Forces.U.S. armed forces, U.S. Armed Forces.U.S. income rule, U.S. income rule.Special rules for filing (see specific possession)Special rules for gains from dispositions of certain property, Special rules for gains from dispositions of certain property.Sports event, charitable, Charitable Sports EventStandard deduction, Standard DeductionStudent, StudentSuggestions for publication, Comments and suggestions. 
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                           Tables:
                              
                                 U.S. filing requirements for most taxpayers (Table 4-1), U.S. source of income (Table 2-1), Tax help, How To Get Tax HelpTax home, Tax HomeTax home:
                              
                                 Exceptions, ExceptionsGovernment officials, Students and Government OfficialsSeafarers, SeafarersStudents, Students and Government OfficialsYear of move, Year of Move, Special Rules in the Year of a MoveTaxpayer Advocate, Contacting your Taxpayer Advocate.TTY/TDD information, How To Get Tax Help 
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                           U.S. armed forces:
                              
                                 Bona fide residence, Special rule for members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
                                    
                                       (see also specific possession)Earned income credit, Earned income credit., U.S. Armed Forces.Source of income, U.S. Armed Forces.U.S. Government employees (see specific possession)U.S. income rule, U.S. income rule.U.S. return, possession income excluded on, Special Rules for Completing Your  U.S. Tax ReturnU.S. return, possession income excluded on:, Deductions if Possession Income Is Excluded
                              
                                 Credits:
                                    
                                       Earned income credit, Earned income credit.Foreign tax credit, Foreign Tax Credit if Possession Income Is ExcludedDeductions:
                                    
                                       IRA contribution, Individual retirement arrangement (IRA) deduction.Itemized deductions, Itemized DeductionsMoving expenses, Moving expense deduction.Personal exemptions, Personal ExemptionsSelf-employment tax, one-half of, Self-employment tax deduction.Standard deduction, Standard DeductionU.S. taxation of possession income, to get information on, IntroductionU.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), The U.S. Virgin Islands, Filing Information for Individuals in Certain U.S. PossessionsU.S. Virgin Islands (USVI):
                              
                                 Form 1040INFO, Form 1040INFO.Form 4868, Extensions of time to file.Form 8689, Form 8689. 
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                           When to file:
                              
                                 U.S. return, When To File
                                    
                                       (see also specific possession)Where to file
                              
                                 U.S. return, Where To File
                                    
                                       (see also specific possession)Which return to file (see specific possession)Who must file
                              
                                 U.S. return, Who Must File
                                    
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