Hi TurboTax Experts,
I was working on F1 OPT from Jan. to Dec. 5th in 2019 and changed my status from F1 to O-1. My O-1 approval document says the start date is Dec. 5th in 2019.
I also got married in 2019. My spouse is a non-resident alien on F1 OPT.
I filed as Resident Alien last year.
My question is:
Can TurboTax handle my situation? If so, which product should I use?
I think the complexity comes from the following:
1) As F1-OPT, I don't need to pay for medicare and social security, but as O1, I have to pay for that. Since I'm only on O1 for less than 1 month in 2019, I should not pay the social security tax for the entire year. Am I correct?
Can TurboTax let me input two non-immigrant status and calculate the social security tax separately?
2) Can I file with my spouse as joint-filing and treat my spouse as a resident alien, assuming this can reduce our tax?
3) I have RSU and ESPP stocks. I also sold some RSU in 2019.
