CPT/OPT Tax Support

This information is provided by SprintaxTDS. Please contact Sprintax directly if you have questions regarding this service.

OPT/CPT Pre Employment Tax Documents Software from Sprintax

If you are about to begin your OPT/CPT employment, your employer will likely need you to fill out pre-employment tax documents such as, for example, a W-4 and other tax related forms.

These tax forms can be difficult to understand and equally difficult to fill out but are important to make sure you are taxed correctly on your pay. Sprintax has released an optional service, SprintaxTDS, that can assist to generate your pre-employment tax documents and more ahead of your new job.

Overview of SprintaxTDS Personal

SprintaxTDS Personal is a software that can prepare your pre OPT/CPT tax documents for you. SprintaxTDS Personal can determine your residency for tax purposes, FICA exemption, tax treaty eligibility and generate the pre-employment tax forms that you need, such as the W-4, 8233, W8-BEN and more. Once your forms have been generated, all you need to do is sign your tax documents and provide them to your employer.

Who can use SprintaxTDS Personal?

Any nonresident who is starting OPT/CPT can use SprintaxTDS Personal to prepare their pre-employment tax forms which they can provide to their employer to help get taxed correctly on income received from the employer.

What are the steps to Get Started?

  1. Register an account
  2. Complete the online questionnaire
  3. Complete the payment page
  4. Sprintax TDS Personal will prepare your tax documents to sign and provide to your employer

SprintaxTDS Personal user guide

If you need assistance on the SprintaxTDS Personal process, you can access the OPT/CPT User Guide which will provide you with information on the pre-employment tax forms for OPT/CPT as well as a walkthrough of the SprintaxTDS Personal process.

Is there a cost involved?

There is a charge to generate your tax forms of $19.95. There is a free tax residency determination and FICA exemption calculation before any charges which is also useful to know.

Need SprintaxTDS Personal support?

If you need help while using SprintaxTDS Personal, contact them:
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Email at tds@sprintax.com