600.1 - Foreign Nationals Tax Compliance Policy - Payments and Compensation of Foreign Nationals, Governments, and Corporations
Policy Area: Foreign Nationals Tax Compliance Program
Policy Sub Area: N/A
Authority: Internal Revenue Code – Sections 1441 and 1461; Session Law 2004-124
Effective Date: 8/27/2004
Last Revision Date: 6/29/2020
Policy Owner/Division: Audit, Risk and Compliance Services
Policy
The reporting and withholding of taxes associated with payments made to non-U.S. citizens by universities, community colleges, and other agencies of the State of North Carolina are in accordance with the laws and regulations of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services define what payments may be made to aliens who perform services in the United States. The Internal Revenue Service defines which payments made to aliens are reported and subject to taxes, as well as establishes the tax rates for those payments.
Note: Although the preferred term for identifying a person who is not a U.S. citizen is ―Foreign National, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services use the word ―alien. Therefore, all non-U.S. citizens will be referred to as ―aliens in an effort to minimize confusion with the federal government publications.
Procedures
Accounting Guidance
Additional guidance and other resources
Related Documents (Memos/Forms)
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Revision History
- 7/1/2016 - Updated Procedures - Jennifer Pacheco
- 4/26/2017 - Updated link - Claire Ennis
- 6/29/2020 - Updated procedures - Jennifer Pacheco
- 6/29/2020 - Updated links - Claire Ennis