Kevin wrote:

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The tax treaty with the PRC grants you the annual $5000
exclusion because you are an F-1 student in nonresident
alien status.

As an aside, the treaty provides an exemption to students
from the savings clause. In other words, if you were a
resident for tax purposes, you could still avail yourself of
the $5000 exclusion as long as you were still in the same
status and conformed to the treaty article for students
(Article 20).

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Alan
http://taxtopics.net

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I am an F-1 student from China. I have been advised to
choose to be an alien for the tax purpose. By that way my
first $5000 income is exempted from the US tax. My question
is whether I can choose to be a US resident? This is the
fourth year I am in the US. I will have to be a US resident
from the next year for the tax purpose anyway. What's the
other consequencies on my future such as my application for
a green card if the answer is yes and I choose so?

Thanks, Kevin

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