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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Graduate Funding <<a href="mailto:gradfunding@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">gradfunding@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 5:54 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Graduate Funding <<a href="mailto:gradfunding@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">gradfunding@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Tax Information Workshop - Thursday<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Graduate Students,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We would like to invite you to a general tax information workshop for this Thursday.  Please see the information below:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tax Information Workshop - Graduate Division and Tax Services</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, March 21, 2019</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tax Information Session:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Identify the proper documentation needed to prepare for income tax filing process; identify the different types of tax forms and develop an understanding of them; navigate through
 the web to find helpful tax resources; and locate off-campus resources available to complete income taxes.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are unable to attend, below are some online resources.  I would specifically highly recommend reading the
<a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf" target="_blank">IRS Publication 970 – Tax Benefits for Education</a> page 7 as it has a 9 step worksheet on calculating taxable scholarship and fellowship income.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Online Resources</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/funding/fellowshipscholarship-tax-overview" target="_blank">Fellowship/Scholarship Tax Overview</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/funding/tax-information/quick-tax-guide" target="_blank">Quick Guide to Graduate Student Tax Information</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#403f42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ftl2xCB_wZdK-tDSC10BQLNhuTRHttSNLifpX4vJmgTzjLaimm6IRdD0iEimwBpk2XB6sJUnyjue8-65xLeRG_0TWyFx-Tn_HoQ2yeVCUhK_gubk3hHdnf34-HK_dAFTFycR5RdEHaQf513apPySfzuShs0XqIPwOMgmRu1nv1bAOTWdJO-yqhlj5Ma69biPa9kelSqBbHh75rzGbDwJdsVTWOoU6xNxUOlZwC-rmUK2phpoas3PTA==&c=VL6lXRelb4t335UcrNb2Mzqh_0k7lhG2A5p9r1UlU29Ts0HEWXWlRA==&ch=YB7qOeEzvdJLke_whAk3cQ9t837QMNB6XQCjT8MxHiQnoPl4vaoXLQ==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007cba">General
 Tax Guidance for UC Merced Students</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#403f42"><a href="https://bfs.ucmerced.edu/deptstaff-directory/financial-accounting-services/student-business-services/1098-t-tax-form" target="_blank">UCM Information on 1098-T Forms</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf" target="_blank">IRS Publication 970 – Tax Benefits for Education (PDF)</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Miriam Barlow</div><div dir="ltr">Founding Faculty and Professor<div>Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology</div><div>University of California, Merced</div><div><br></div><div>209.228.4174</div><div><a href="mailto:miriam.barlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">miriam.barlow@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>