nevadaJACK
07-13-2006, 07:36 PM
This issue is driving me out of my mind, and I figure there MUST be someone on these boards in a similar position.
I study full-time in the US, and I am a filing as a non-resident Alien, but can't figure out if I owe taxes on my online poker winnings.
Directly from IRS pub. 519:
"A nonresident alien usually is subject to U.S. income tax only on U.S. source income. Under limited circumstances, certain foreign source income is subject to U.S. tax. See Foreign Income in chapter 4."
My reading of the above provision indicates that I am NOT responsible for paying US taxes on my gambling winnings b/c online sites are offshore...just wondering whether any Canadians have read the tax codes and come to the same / different conclusions.
***The thing that's giving me pause is that later in pub. 519, it says that even non-resident aliens may owe taxes for "Personal Services" performed in the US...I can't imagine that online poker would be considered a "personal service"
...but I just don't want to run afoul of the law with respect to my winnings.
I study full-time in the US, and I am a filing as a non-resident Alien, but can't figure out if I owe taxes on my online poker winnings.
Directly from IRS pub. 519:
"A nonresident alien usually is subject to U.S. income tax only on U.S. source income. Under limited circumstances, certain foreign source income is subject to U.S. tax. See Foreign Income in chapter 4."
My reading of the above provision indicates that I am NOT responsible for paying US taxes on my gambling winnings b/c online sites are offshore...just wondering whether any Canadians have read the tax codes and come to the same / different conclusions.
***The thing that's giving me pause is that later in pub. 519, it says that even non-resident aliens may owe taxes for "Personal Services" performed in the US...I can't imagine that online poker would be considered a "personal service"
...but I just don't want to run afoul of the law with respect to my winnings.