Yes, you will need to amend your returns. If you have been in the US less than five years or part years on an F1 visa, you will need to file a nonresident return. You will need to amend your return after you receive your federal refund or your federal return has been processed. If the refund is more that you would have received on a nonresident return, the IRS will send you a notice of payment due.
You will need to file a nonresident return.
TurboTax does not support nonresident or dual status
returns.
However we have a partnership with Sprintax offering a
nonresident/dual status tax filing solution to our TurboTax customers.
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You can print the 1040X from the website.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040x.pdf
To amend Form 1040 or to file the correct return, do the following:
- Enter your name, current
address, and social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer
identification number (ITIN) on the front of Form 1040X.
- Don’t enter any other
information on page 1. Also, don’t complete Parts I or II on page 2
of Form 1040X.
- Enter in Part III the reason
why you are filing Form 1040X.
- Complete a new or corrected
return ( Form 1040NR, .).
- Across the top of the new or
corrected return, write “Amended.”
- Attach the new or corrected
return to the back of Form 1040X.
You will need to go to your state website and locate the 2018 state amended form.
