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Hi TurboTax Community, I need some guidance regarding my son's tax filing. He is currently in the U.S. on an F1 visa and working under OPT. Unfortunately, he mistakenly filed a resident tax return (Form 1040) using TurboTax, but as an F1 student, he should have filed Form 1040-NR as a nonresident. My questions are: 1.Since TurboTax does not support Form 1040-NR, how can he amend or correct his tax return? • Will he still  receive a refund from Turbo tax for the fees he paid? • Which software is best suited for preparing and filing Form 1040-NR? • Can he claim the U.S.-Bangladesh tax treaty benefit as a student under OPT while filing Form 1040-NR? Any help or advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

I am a college student in Arizona butt am a resident of Hawaii. Federal income tax was accepted. I have to mail in the Arizona tax form. Hawai’i rejected because”. HICR-001. If line 11(INC Tax paid to another state is greater than zero then binary attachments with the file name beginning with tax paid to another state must be present”. I will get back $73 from Arizona. What is a binary attachment?

I have used Turbo for several years and have been happy with the product.  This year I used it and was surprised I owed almost $4000 despite voluntarily withholding so much.  I trusted Turbo, though, and e-filed.  A few days later, I went to my pension website to increase my withholding, and had to get some info from my copy of the 1040.  Whoa!!!  My dividends and interest had both been doubled, increasing my income a lot.  I decided to look at everything.  The amount of my 2023 Social Security had been used…not the 2024 amount I entered.  The total of my credits was about $1200 less than it should have been.  I did a paper 1040SR with the corrections and filled out a paper 1040X…instead of owing $3600, I was due an $1800 refund.  I paid $12 to mail the packet to IRS.  I must now wait as long as 4 months for the refunds.  I am so not a happy camper!!!  The Turbo Premier program was $115.  So much for ease of filing and maximum refund…gonna go it alone next year.

I arranged for a direct withdrawal from my bank for payment of my taxes and authorized the money to be released on 4/14/2025.  My return is reported, by way of USPS tracking, as delayed.  My bank does not show the money released on 4/14/2025.   When should I expect the money to be release as payment on my taxes and will there be charges as it is now after the 4/15/2025. Also, I recommend that these contingencies be added to your Tax program in future renditions or at least more conveniently accessible.