Originally Posted by
garykung
Schooling is obviously a Singaporean. Apparently, he is in the U.S. with a F-1 visa, which IRS has explicitly excluded all F visa holders for tax treatments as residents.
So unless the prize is generated from the U.S., he will not subject to the IRS jurisdiction.
Yes, the money he will be receiving is from the Singapore govt and therefore would most likely remain in Singapore but it is up to Joseph as to whether he will transfer it to the US.