I mistakenly filed my taxes using Form 1040, I believe I should have filed Form 1040-NR. How can I correct this after having already submitted my taxes?

[pk]

@chilicheng , please tell more about your situation such as 

(a) When did you enter the USA ? 

(b) with which visa --(F or what )

(c) Which country are you from ?

(d) Was your work/earnings  under EAD  or what ?

(e) Was your filed return accepted for processing, or already processed and refund issued  or what stage is the return in ?

(f) Did you receive a W-2  or 1042-S for your earnings ?  Or was it something else ?

Once the situation is clear then  we can go into the process of  filing an amended return -- if needed.

I will circle back once I hear from you 

[Mike9241]

if you are supposed to use NR, Turbotax does not support this form. you'll have to amend the 1040 once finalized to show all zeros  (this may require mailing) 

[chilicheng]

I mistakenly filed my taxes using Form 1040, although I am on an F-1 OPT visa. I first came to the U.S. in 2022 to pursue a master’s degree. In 2024, I was studying in Massachusetts and also interned in San Francisco for a month under CPT. I graduated at the end of May and began working for Samsung in San Francisco on July 1st under F-1 OPT, from which I have received W-2 forms from both the company and the school. Given these circumstances, should I have filed using Form 1040-NR? How can I correct this?  On the TurboTax, it shows 

1. E-filed

   03/16
2. Step 2, completed

   Accepted

   03/16

   However the Refund delivery is not done yet 

[chilicheng]

I'm under EAD on F-1 OPT

[pk]

@chilicheng , given your answers and assuming that 2022 was your first  and only entry in to US  during 2020, 2021 and 2022,  you were probably  on exempt status ( five calendar years  including 2022 ).  If that is true then while under EAD/OPT you are still exempt and therefore NRA.  Thus you should have filed  form 1040-NR ( not supported by TurboTax).

Best path  forward -- wait till the refund is issued signifying completion of processing, then  use somebody like SprinTax ( you probably used them, for  your 2022 and 2023  filing if you had income ) to file an amended return for the  Tax Year 2024.

 This is not an emergency situation -- just wait for the  process to finish.  

Is there more one of us can do for you ?