  {"id":1213,"date":"2020-06-23T15:40:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-isp\/?page_id=1213"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:50:03","slug":"pre-employment-forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/isp\/governmentregulations\/pre-employment-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Employment Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you begin paid employment, e.g. internship, research, your employer will ask you to complete forms related to tax withholdings (or deductions) from your income.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The type of form used to claim treaty benefits depends on the type of income being paid under the treaty provision and whether the individual is a nonresident alien (NRA) or resident alien (RA) for tax purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Are you working as an . . . ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Not sure?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/css\/resource\/the-difference-between-an-independent-contractor-and-an-employee\">What\u2019s the difference between a contractor and an employee<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Independent Contractor<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Independent Contractor<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Employee\/Employer Relationship<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Employee\/Employer Relationship<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tax Status<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Non-Resident Alien<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Resident Alien<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Non-Resident Alien<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Resident Alien<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Complete Tax Form<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2022 8233* for service income<br><br>\u2022 W-8BEN for income from scholarship\/ fellowship, grants, and royalty income<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2022 W-9 &amp; 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