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@sunpods without knowing when you entered the country under F-1 , it is impossible to ascertain whether you are still an exempt person ( and therefore Non-Resident Alien ) or a Non-Exempt but still NRA OR you have met the Substantial Presence Test and therefore a Resident For Tax purposes.
This determination is important because this determines which form you use to file your return. As a NRA, you file using form 1040-NR ( not supported by TurboTax -- have to use SprinTax, or similar or your school offered support ). As a resident you file form 1040 which is indeed supported by TurboTax.
A second item is to determine whether your employment qualifies for No FICA withholding ( Social Security and Medicare tax ). As I understand with EAD, both CPT and OPT are generally considered as essential training in your fiend of study and therefore there is no FICA withholding.
So you need to tell us more about the situation , please