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What is the difference between a resident alien for tax purposes and a nonresident alien for tax purposes?

April 26, 2017Alien nonresident purposes resident tax

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What is the difference between a resident alien for tax purposes and a nonresident alien for tax purposes?

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There are two distinct tax systems created under the Internal Revenue Code, the resident tax system and the nonresident-alien tax system. Resident aliens are taxed on their worldwide income, the same as U.S. citizens in the U.S. Nonresident aliens are taxed only on their U.S.-source income.