I think (I'm not sure) that student who spent more than 183 days in
the US during that year can choose to be considered as resident or
non-resident.
Lauren wrote in message news:<406B5E09.80902@nospam.org>...
> Hi,
>
> I am an international graduate student (F1 status), and I am considered
> non-resident alien for tax purposes. Af far as I know, I am supposed to
> fill form 1040NR or 1040NR EZ for my tax return. However, some of my
> fellow students (also F1 non-resident aliens) claim they were able to do
> their returns online with TurboTax, and that they were able to get more
> money back than if they had used NRAWare (the software my university
> provides). I don't see any of the NR forms as supported on TurboTax's
> site, and I guess these students used some of the other forms (1040 or
> 1040 EZ). My question is: is it legal to file online using 1040 or 1040
> EZ (or some other form that is not an NR form) in my situation? Since
> other people have done it, it for sure went through, but is there any
> contradiction with the law that might have negative consequences later?
> Thanks in advance for any clarifications!
>
> Lauren |
