@ChrisZweigenthal thank you for the question. So lets break this question down.
First you can use Turbo Tax to complete your 2021 tax return. You can use Turbo Tax Desktop. Go here: https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
So, for the second part of your question lets look at this:
Introduction to Residency Under U.S. Tax Law
In general, the controlling principle is that U.S. residents are taxed in the same manner as U.S. citizens on their worldwide income, and nonresidents (with certain narrowly defined exceptions) are subject to federal income tax only on income derived from sources within the United States and/or income that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business.
The residency rules for tax purposes are found in Internal Revenue Code § 7701(b). If you are not a U.S. citizen, you are considered a U.S. resident, if you meet one of two tests for the calendar year (January 1 – December 31).
- You are admitted to the United States as, or change your status to, a lawful permanent resident under the immigration laws (the Green Card Test), or
- You meet the Substantial Presence Test (which is a numerical formula which measures days of presence in the United States).
In general, when you initially obtain a green card, your residency starting date is the first day in the calendar year on which you are present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident (the date on which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially approved your petition to become an immigrant)
Alsol, the controlling principle is that U.S. tax residents are taxed in the same manner as U.S. citizens on their worldwide income, while nonresidents are taxed according to special rules contained in certain parts of the Internal Revenue Code (hereinafter referred to as IRC or the Code).
So, to answer the second part of your question, if you are a resident for tax purposes you must include all income earned regardless of where it was earned.
For the third question, you would not include a note since you may be including all your income for the year 2021.
Lastly for the fourth question, if you are a resident for US tax then the nonresident alien part is not relevant for tax year 2021.
All the best,
Marc T.
TurboTax Live Select Time Tax Expert
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