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Level 15
Level 15

Deductions & credits

@adnanibnekhair , as I understand from your post:

1. You entered USA on F-1  in 2015.  Thus your exempt status ran from 2015 through  12/31/2019

2. Your status was adjusted on 01/01/2019 ( please provide exact date )

 

This would mean that from the date of adjustment of status  you would start counting days towards   Substantial Presence Test. From the date you pass the SPT you are a Resident Alien  for tax purposes   ( filing form 1040 and taxed on world income ) while prior to that  you are a Non-Resident Alien for tax purposes ( filing form 1040-NR and reporting ONLY US sourced income.

 

If your world income for the first part of the year  was the same as US sourced income, then you can request to be treated as a resident for the whole calendar year.  Just file a form 1040 covering world income for the whole year and include a note to the  IRS requesting to be treated as a Resident for Tax purposes for the whole year.  This of course would mean that (a) you can use TurboTax for  preparation of the taxes  and (b) you have to file by mail.

 

Does this answer your query or do you need more help ?