I'm actually continuing to research this. This is very preliminary, but I believe it MIGHT be possible to consider Qatar University-provided housing as non-taxable income. This ONLY pertains to Qatar University and not other U's in Qatar. Since Qatar University is government owned and since the gov owns the properties it provides to the University (Qatar U has confirmed this for me), the housing can technically be considered to be on business premises, thus fulfilling an important condition in the American tax law. Google "IRS Publication 525" and scroll down to page 7 for a list of the three conditions (a, b, and c)...
I'm actually continuing to research this. This is very preliminary, but I believe it MIGHT be possible to consider Qatar University-provided housing as non-taxable income. This ONLY pertains to Qatar University and not other U's in Qatar. Since Qatar University is government owned and since the gov owns the properties it provides to the University (Qatar U has confirmed this for me), the housing can technically be considered to be on business premises, thus fulfilling an important condition in the American tax law. Google "IRS Publication 525" and scroll down to page 7 for a list of the three conditions (a, b, and c)...