In preparation of the upcoming tax season, please review and update your and/or your supplier's address to ensure there are no delays in receiving 2020 tax forms. You are also encouraged to sign up for electronic delivery if available!... Read more about Tax Season is Coming – Update your Address for 2021 Tax Forms

If GLACIER determines a foreign individual is possibly eligible to claim a new tax treaty exemption for 2019, the completed GLACIER submission must be received by the Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance Office no later than 4pm on Friday, November 29th. This deadline is necessary due to IRS annual processing requirements and the short operating month of December allowed to meet these requirements. Submissions received after the November 29th deadline will only be under consideration for tax exemption beginning in 2020.

Please be sure that any individuals who started work without a government-issued SSN update their records as soon as possible for tax purposes. A Harvard-issued placeholder number (sometimes called temporary or dummy SSN) is for Harvard use only and not to be used on any external documentation and materials. Individuals without an government-issued SSN are ineligible for tax treaties and cannot apply for tax refunds.... Read more about Update Temporary Placeholder Numbers Pending Government-Issued SSNs (National ID)

An updated one-page quick start guide, which gives an overview of the GLACIER process, can be found on the Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance website https://nratax.oc.finance.harvard.edu/GLACIER.

This one-pager should be shared by administrators with foreign individuals being paid via PeopleSoft or HCOM, for guidance on what they should expect as they complete GLACIER. The guide also provides additional resources they might find helpful.