If you were a F-1 visa holder when moved to the US in 2014, you were considered as a non-resident and should have filed a Form 1040-NR on your 2014-2018 taxes.
Starting from January 1, 2019, ( after living in the US on F-1 visa for five years), you would be treated as a resident as you would have passed the Substantial Presence Test SPT Substantial Presence Test . You would then be able to file as a resident with TurboTax.
For the tax years 2014-2018, you would need to amend your tax returns. You could locate a tax professional or do it yourself by downloading the tax forms from the IRS website. Here are the instructions:
To amend each year (2014-2018) from Form 1040 to Form 1040-NR, you would need to submit both the Form 1040-X and form 1040NR together:
- Download Form 1040-X from the IRS website (see below). On the front page of Form 1040-X, enter your name, current address, and social security number (SSN) or IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN)
- Do not enter any other information on page 1.
- Do not complete Parts I or II on page 2 of Form 1040X.
- Enter in Part III the reason why you are filing Form 1040X.
- Complete a new or corrected form 1040-NR. As TurboTax does not support nonresident forms, click here Sprintax.
- Across the top of the 1040-NR, write “Amended”
- Attach the new or corrected return (Form 1040NR) to the back of Form 1040-X.
https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions- enter 1040-X
Form 1040X instructions -See page 6 under Residents and Nonresidents
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