Hello!
I use TurboTax for my taxes but since my mom is a foreign national and a US green card holder with only foreign income (pension, annuities and interest), the Turbo Tax guided workflows did not help her for 2019 taxes. So for 2019, she used a CPA to file her US taxes electronically. Since she didn't like his services, she decided to have me file her 2020 taxes myself. She had requested an extension for 2020 taxes so I am planning on filing by Oct 15th 2021.
I looked at the packet the CPA sent her for 2019 taxes. It includes the following info:
- Forms filed: FEDERAL - Form 1040-SR, Schedule 1, Schedule 3, Schedule B, Form 1116, Form 4868, Form 8879, Form 114 Form, 114a | VA STATE - Form 760CG, Form 760IP, VA-8879
- Federal Statements
- Federal Worksheets
I do not know if there's a way to do an electronic filing because I cannot use any of the guided questionnaire to answer questions about her 100% foreign income so my thought was to do a paper filing. Unless, there's a free site that allows you to plug in the numbers into the forms and submit electronically. BTW, she does qualify for free IRS filing based on her income.
My question is:
- If I am doing a paper filing, do I just mail ONLY the Federal and State forms to IRS and VA State, or do I need to mail the Federal Statements and Worksheets - I have no idea where to find these Federal Statements and Worksheets but I am able to do calculations based on what the CPA did last year.
- If I only need to file ONLY the Federal and State forms to IRS and VA State, is there any free IRS-partnered easy-to-use electronic filing site that will allow me to plug in the numbers in whichever forms I choose (no questions asked), and then allow me to submit all those forms electronically?
Thanks,
JS
