VITA/TCE Volunteer Assistor's Test
ANSWERS ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Ken entered the U.S. as a student on July 30, 2018 in F-1 immigration status. He had
never been to the United States before and he did not change immigration status
during 2021. For federal income tax purposes, Ken is a resident alien for 2021 - Correct
answers✔✔False
2. Helen is a visiting professor at the local university. Helen was a graduate student from
June 2017 to May 2019 in F-1 immigration status. She re-entered the United States
as a teacher on December 20, 2020 in J-1 immigration status. For federal income tax
purposes, Helen is a nonresident alien for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
3. Yusuf served as a visiting scholar in F-1 immigration status from March 2017 through
June 2020. In August of 2021, Yusuf returned to the United States as a professor. For
federal income tax purposes, Yusuf is a resident alien for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔True
4. Juan came to the United States in F-2 immigration status with his wife on July 15,
2017. He has not changed his immigration status. For federal income tax purposes,
Juan is a resident alien for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
5. Emily lived with her parents in F-2 immigration status in the United States from August
2010 to June 2012. She returned to the U.S. to attend college in F-1 immigration
status on December 5, 2019. Emily needs to file Form 8843 for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
, 6. Polina entered the United States on July 30, 2016 in J-1 student immigration status.
On January 10, 2020, her husband Dmitry joined her in J-2 immigration status.
Because Polina is a resident alien this year, Dmitry does not need to file Form 8843
for 2021. He is electing to file married filing jointly with her - Correct answers✔✔True
7. Polina and Dmitry from Question 6 had a son, Alexander, while here in the U.S. on
December 5, 2020. A Form 8843 does not need to be filed for Alexander for 2021 - Correct
answers✔✔True
8. Sophie and Yves have been in the U.S. as students in F-1 immigration status, since
August 2018. Their 12-year-old son, Vincent, has been attending a boarding school in
the U.S. since June 2015 in F-1 immigration status. Sophie, Yves, and Vincent all need
to file Form 8843 for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
9. Celeste is from Pakistan and is a Ph.D. student in communications engineering who is
going to defend her dissertation in June. She arrived in the U.S. as a student on July
20, 2018. Celeste is a resident alien for tax purposes in 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
10. Marcus is a junior majoring in biology. He is in the U.S. in F-1 immigration status
from Germany. He transferred from a German university and arrived in the U.S. on
December 30, 2018. Marcus worked in a lab on campus in an approved summer
internship program for a company in New York. He will graduate in May, 2022. The
company issued him a Form 1099-NEC - Correct answers✔✔Marcus is considered a resident
alien for tax purposes since the company issued him
ANSWERS ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Ken entered the U.S. as a student on July 30, 2018 in F-1 immigration status. He had
never been to the United States before and he did not change immigration status
during 2021. For federal income tax purposes, Ken is a resident alien for 2021 - Correct
answers✔✔False
2. Helen is a visiting professor at the local university. Helen was a graduate student from
June 2017 to May 2019 in F-1 immigration status. She re-entered the United States
as a teacher on December 20, 2020 in J-1 immigration status. For federal income tax
purposes, Helen is a nonresident alien for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
3. Yusuf served as a visiting scholar in F-1 immigration status from March 2017 through
June 2020. In August of 2021, Yusuf returned to the United States as a professor. For
federal income tax purposes, Yusuf is a resident alien for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔True
4. Juan came to the United States in F-2 immigration status with his wife on July 15,
2017. He has not changed his immigration status. For federal income tax purposes,
Juan is a resident alien for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
5. Emily lived with her parents in F-2 immigration status in the United States from August
2010 to June 2012. She returned to the U.S. to attend college in F-1 immigration
status on December 5, 2019. Emily needs to file Form 8843 for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
, 6. Polina entered the United States on July 30, 2016 in J-1 student immigration status.
On January 10, 2020, her husband Dmitry joined her in J-2 immigration status.
Because Polina is a resident alien this year, Dmitry does not need to file Form 8843
for 2021. He is electing to file married filing jointly with her - Correct answers✔✔True
7. Polina and Dmitry from Question 6 had a son, Alexander, while here in the U.S. on
December 5, 2020. A Form 8843 does not need to be filed for Alexander for 2021 - Correct
answers✔✔True
8. Sophie and Yves have been in the U.S. as students in F-1 immigration status, since
August 2018. Their 12-year-old son, Vincent, has been attending a boarding school in
the U.S. since June 2015 in F-1 immigration status. Sophie, Yves, and Vincent all need
to file Form 8843 for 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
9. Celeste is from Pakistan and is a Ph.D. student in communications engineering who is
going to defend her dissertation in June. She arrived in the U.S. as a student on July
20, 2018. Celeste is a resident alien for tax purposes in 2021 - Correct answers✔✔False
10. Marcus is a junior majoring in biology. He is in the U.S. in F-1 immigration status
from Germany. He transferred from a German university and arrived in the U.S. on
December 30, 2018. Marcus worked in a lab on campus in an approved summer
internship program for a company in New York. He will graduate in May, 2022. The
company issued him a Form 1099-NEC - Correct answers✔✔Marcus is considered a resident
alien for tax purposes since the company issued him
