回複：J1新手第一年報稅

Your questions are truely simple. As a J1 visiting scholar, you should use the 1040NR form for Federal tax return. If you are in California, use the CA540NR for state tax return. Please pay attention to exemptions allowed under the sino-usa tax treaties. That can reduce your tax. Check out the following website and you'll get a pretty good idea.

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96477,00.html