Hi,
I entered the US as a doctoral student on F1 visa in 2015 and have lived in Florida for 2.5 years. However, as a part of the doctoral program I was working outside the US for a period of 3 years (01/18-04/21). During this time, I was paid by the US institution and I have been filing taxes in the US. In May 2021, I moved back to the US for graduation. After graduating in August 2021, I have been working as a postdoctoral researcher at another US university (Minnesota). I had a few question about filing taxes this year:
1) Does the 5-year exemption still apply to me?
2) I tried using Turbo tax and Sprintax and both give the same tax refund amounts. The only difference is Turbotax offers an additional $1400 (third stimulus). Am I eligible to receive the bonus?
3) I haven't been in the state of MN for 183 days. So, do I still have to file the state taxes this year?
Thank you!
