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Windstar Publishing Announces Revision of "Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Nationals Performing U.S. Services"

Norwood, MA, April 24, 2009 –Windstar Publishing, Inc. announces that Paula N. Singer, Esq. has revised her comprehensive tax guide Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Nationals Performing U.S. Services.  The guide addresses the tax treaty provisions governing exemptions for employees, independent contractors, artists, athletes, crew members, directors, government workers, researchers, students, teachers, and trainees.
Individuals reading Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Nationals Performing U.S. Services will gain an understanding of:

• Exemptions from tax that may be available under a U.S. income tax treaty with a foreign national's country of tax residence
• Conditions that must be met and procedures that must be followed in order for foreign nationals to qualify for an exemption from tax under a treaty.
• Limitations on the possible treaty benefits connected to a change in U.S. immigration status
• Effect on treaty benefits of changing to a new immigration status after initially  entering the U.S. as a dependent

The guidebook contains over 150 pages of text plus forms, instructions, and numerous overview charts of treaty articles that provide exemptions for compensation for services.  

Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Nationals Performing U.S. Services costs $189, plus tax and shipping, and can be purchased by visiting shopping.windstar.com or calling 800-259-6398.

Award-winning author Paula N. Singer, Esq. has over 30 years of experience as a tax lawyer specializing in cross-border tax issues for individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates.  In 1994, she co-founded the tax and immigration software company, Windstar Technologies, Inc., where she serves as chair.  She is also responsible for developing tax- and immigration-related content, providing substantive tax seminars, and answering tax- and immigration-related questions for Windstar's clients.  Her tax guide, International Aspects of Individual U.S. Tax Returns, one of her twelve guidebooks concerning taxation of foreign nationals, received a bronze medal in the Accounting/Tax category of the Axiom Business Book Awards sponsored by the Jenkins Group.

Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, Windstar Technologies offers software and products that streamline and automate nonresident alien payment processes to reduce tax exposure and promote improved internal practices while reducing costs.  The company is the national leader and pioneer in developing, marketing, and supporting intelligent software solutions for international tax and immigration compliance.  Windstar® Solutions include international tax products, immigration products, and the published series Tax Guides For Foreign Persons and Those Who Pay Them®.  Windstar offers training on tax law governing international compliance, definitions, tax treaties, special withholding rules, and Forms 1042/1042-S information reporting submission.  For more information and to sign up forWindstar’s educational newsletter, visit www.windstar.com or call 800-259-6398.

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