pk
Level 15
Level 15

Education

@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