Some international students, scholars, faculty, or staff may need ITIN's (Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers) for themselves or for their spouses and children in order to fill out required tax forms. At this workshop, a representative from the U-M Payroll Office will help you fill out or complete the ITIN application form. A notary public will be available to notarize copies of your documents, so that you can leave the workshop with a completed ITIN application which you can mail to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with your tax form.

Who should attend

Before attending the workshop, decide if you need an ITIN. You do not need an ITIN if you already have a Social Security Number.

If you use CINTAX to prepare your federal (U.S.) tax return form and need an ITIN, CINTAX will fill out and print Form W-7 (the ITIN application) for you when it prints your tax forms. Note: CINTAX is not available at this time, please check back in mid to late February.

Getting an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) also has information to help you decide if you need an ITIN.

What to bring

• The ITIN applications (Form W-7) that CINTAX printed for you if you used CINTAX to prepare your federal (U.S.) tax return form.
• Your passport (original plus a photocopy of the picture page and the current U.S. visa page).
• Your children's passports (originals plus photocopies of the picture page and the current US visa page) if you need ITIN's for your children. It is not necessary for your children to come to the workshop.
• Your spouse (if your spouse needs an ITIN.) Spouses should bring their passports (originals plus photocopies of the picture page and the current U.S. visa page). Your spouse must come with you to the workshop because he or she must sign the photocopy certification in the presence of the notary public.

Sessions

2007 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements will be available in January 2008 by one of two delivery methods. An electronic version will be available on Friday, January 11th and will provide you with early access to your information. On January 11th, an informational email, containing details on how to print the form using "Employee Business" option in Wolverine Access, will be sent.

Alternatively, hardcopy Forms W-2 are scheduled to be mailed in late January. To ensure prompt delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, your current home address must be correct in the University central HRMS M-Pathways database.

You can update your current home address via the web using the "Employee Business" option in Wolverine Access. Address updates may also be made using "Address Change Request" forms available from the Human Resources Records and Information Services Office (HRRIS) at 615-2000, or University Health System Human Resources at 647-2385. Please have address updates completed by Friday, January 4, 2008.

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Reminder: Claiming Exempt Withholding Status

If you wish to continue to claim exempt from income tax withholding for Federal and Michigan state tax, you must complete a new Federal Form W-4 and Michigan Form MI-W4. New forms must be completed each calendar year.

You may complete the Federal and Michigan Forms W-4 using the "Employee Business" option in Wolverine Access.

Changes must be completed by February 7, 2008 to ensure the uninterrupted continuation of your exempt tax withholding status. If your exempt election for 2008 is not processed by February 7th, your tax withholding status will be changed to "single" with zero exemptions. This change is required by IRS regulations and will remain in place until you submit new forms. Tax refunds will not be made.

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Tax Changes for 2008

The amount of each Federal exemption has increased from $3,400 to $3,500 per year.
The base for Social Security withholding has increased from $97,500 to $102,000.
The amount of each Michigan withholding exemption has increased from $3,400 to $3,500.
See the "Tax Calculation Help" section of the Payroll web site for information on how to calculate your taxes.

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The University of Michigan Payroll Office G395 Wolverine Tower-Low Rise 3003 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1279 To contact the Payroll Office by phone: Phone (734) 615-2000 option 2 or 1-866-647-7657 option 2 From an Ann Arbor campus University number, please dial 5-2000 option 2 Fax (734) 647-3983 Email: Payroll@umich.edu

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