If you met the Substantial
Presence Test SPT for tax year of 2016, you are considered as a US resident for tax purposes and required to file a Form 1040. You can use any of the TurboTax products including Premier to file your taxes. ( Check here for supported forms and situations to select the best product https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/)
To enter your income and the tax exempt amount in TurboTax online program,
here are the instructions:
1. Report your full income under the appropriate
section. Then enter the treaty exempt amount as negative amount (e.g.-5000) under Federal Taxes
/ Less Common Income / Miscellaneous Income 1099A, 1099C / Other Reportable Income
2. Download and fill in a Form 8833 from IRS to claim
an exception. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8833.pdf
3. You cannot e-file. You can still use the
TurboTax program to prepare your tax forms, but you need to print them out and submit by mail along with the
form 8833.
