what if I were on a J1 visa w/o working permission and didn't fill income tax?
I went to the US for a 6-month research internship (from August 2013 to February 2014), on a J1 Visa, without permission to work (I think the term is non-working J1 Visa). I lived in Atlanta, GA. I did not have a job nor had any income (besides a scholarship paid abroad and a small lease refund after I left my apartment).
I have been told I had to fill a tax form for both years (since I spent New Year's in the meantime), even if I hadn't any taxable income nor expect any refund.
The thing is, I filled my form late (on December 2014) for the first year, and haven't filled for the second one. (I'm sorry: I'm a disorderly person, and now that I'm back home, my daily duties simply made me postpone that). Now I have a double question for which I have found little, contradicting answers:
What are the consequences (in the US, of course) of not filling my (so-to-say empty) tax form? How may I still fix that?
Thanks in advance,
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There are filing requirements and you can check if you're required to file.
Note that in 2014 the numbers were a bit lower. Since you're a non-resident, you only need to consider US-sourced income (i.e.: income paid to you from a US entity or you earned while in the US). Refund is not an income, it's your money being returned to you.
From what you described, it doesn't look like you need to file tax returns for either of the years.
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