@Shan0727 wrote:
@Opus 17 I just noticed this issue recently and haven't filed any 1040X, sorry if I didn't make it clear.
Sorry, I meant your 1040-NR. If you filed a 1040-NR for 2022 and 2023, you should have reported you had zero eligible wages, owed no tax, and requesting a full refund. Likewise you should have filed Indiana non-resident returns reporting zero taxable wages, zero tax owed, and requesting a full refund of withholding.
I have not tried to use Sprintax so I don't know how it is set up, but even if you had a W-2 from the university because you were coded wrong, there should have been a manual way to indicate the W-2 was in error and your actual taxable wages were zero.
Lastly, if you had social security and medicare withheld, that was likewise also in error (probably, @pk ??). You should be able to request a refund of those taxes using form 843. This is separate from any normal or amended tax return you would file, and is not supported by Turbotax, you would need to file that one manually.
(And also, if your PI was being charged the normal fringe benefit rate on your salary, they might also be entitled to an adjustment on their accounts, since if you are not getting retirement benefits or paying social security and Medicare tax, the cost of those fringe benefits should not be charged to your PI. Let your PI know about this mixup.)
