Hey @DianeW777 , thank you very much for your reply😀
Here is a little background:
I'm on H1B visa and my wife is on H4 visa, we are not US citizens, not green card holders. We left the US in May 2022, but we are still considered as US resident per Substantial Presence Test, so, for tax year 2022 we are still going to do the 1040 married-file-jointly, not 1040NR. When selling my house, even though I told the agent about this, the agent still say "if you are not US citizen or green card, when selling the house, I must withhold 10% or 15% per FIRPTA." That's why my wife and I got the 8288-A copy B from IRS. The final amount is 10%, because the buyer is using it as primary home.
If I understand the process correctly, below are the steps I'm going to do:
1. enter the amount at "Withholding not already entered on a W-2 or 1099". I have a follow up question if you could help with: because there are 2 pieces of 8288-A, one for me, one for my wife, the withholding amount is divided 50-50, so I think I should do 2 lines instead of 1 line at Withholding not already entered on a W-2 or 1099? And I guess the total amount will show on line 25C on form 1040?
2. I will do the rest of the 2022 tax return following TurboTax's instructions.
3. at the end of TurboTax, there will be 2 options: fill electrically or mail it, I will choose "mail it" and print out all the forms.
4. attach the 2 pieces of 8288-A to the forms I printed out, then mail it, and wait several months.
Is there any other form I should use to support the 10% FIRPTA withholding other than 8288-A?
Thank you again, I really appreciate your help and advise😃
