@Ellauyz As I understand from your post ; (a) you worked/ earned in the USA from XXX till end of 2021 under J visa; (b ) for 2021 you files a return using form 1040 --- resident alien for tax purposes; (c) your J-visa terminated at the end of the 2021 but you stayed in the USA for another 15 days -- Jan 15th. 2022, -- (with DHS permission or ?); (d) you have only a minimal income ( interest income) from US sources post departure. Question now is :
1. What is your immigration status for filing 2022 return ? Because you were a Resident for tax purposes only , your J visa expired at the end of the year 2021 and you are not present in the USA, your status would be Non-Resident Alien ( NRA). Thus you have to file form 1040-NR ( which is not supported by TurboTax ). You should be use a tax professional ( familiar with US taxes ) in your resident country or on-line sources like TurboTax partner SprinTax.
2. What are your filing obligation for the USA ? Because you have US sourced income, you need to recognize these and pay taxes on these . First you need to inform the bank ( and any other financial institutions that you deal with) that is paying you the interest , that you are no longer in the USA and that your status is now Non-Resident Alien ( NRA). This would result in these entities issuing you a 1042-S ( instead of 1099-INT/DIV etc. ) and withholding required NRA tax ( 30% ). These withholding will be reconciled with actual taxes due when you file a return on form 1040-NR.
About 1040-C, sailing permit and/or a statement declaring that you have left the country is no-longer pertinent since you have already filed a form 1040 for the year 2021. So just forget doing anything about this retroactively --- these are ways to make sure that you pay your taxes for the last year you were present in the USA.
Is there more I can do for you ?
pk
