ISTAXES is an online tax software for international students and scholars with filing requirements to prepare and file their nonresident tax returns. The Non Residents aliens file either 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ Tax Form. Form 1040NR-EZ is an easy and convenient form that is used by most nonresident aliens.
The website provides lot of information about international student tax filing requirements. International Students who are new to the U.S tax code will benefit from the information published in their website. The cost of filing a tax return using ISTaxes ($19.95) is very high compared to other traditional tax software like TurboTax or TaxCut.
Students can use one of the popular tax software at a cheaper or even FREE of cost to file their tax return and supporting forms. Most of the students will not have very high income and they may be qualify for FREE tax filing using one of software available through the IRS freefile alliance.