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Generally, college students (dependents on their parent's tax return and non-dependent's) are still residents of their home state until they change their residency. If your student is present in CA for a temporary purpose (college), CA doesn't consider them a resident.   Refer to CA FTB website Residency status for additional information.    

The following TurboTax help article will outline the time frames allowed for amending a tax return.  In general, you have up to three years after you filed the original return to file an amended return.   What is the deadline for filing an amended return?   If you are amending to request an additional refund, be sure to file before the deadline because otherwise any additional refund will be forfeited.    

Did the Roth conversion (total amount) in Dec, one time, and Paid the full taxes on it in Dec same year.  There were no estimated payment made as I did not know until the end of the year that I would make the roth conversion. a dilemma!

If you are using: TurboTax Online: see How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online? TurboTax Desktop: On the top right, there is a FORMS button. Click on FORMS. Locate the form you want to delete. Click on the form name. Below the form, bottom left, select DELETE FORM button.

Thank you! I am looking at the docs again and I see that what I was reporting was from 2 years ago. This year's has numbers in 5, 11, 14 —14 is a negative number.   I am also out of state and there is another document for that state (CA).   Any thoughts on this? Thanks for your help and patience!

No, you don't need to amend.  You should only have the 2 1099-Rs entered.   If you did not receive a distribution from the 3rd IRA, no form would have been received or reported.   You took your full RMD, so as long as you were not penalized for not taking the RMD, you are fine to leave your return as is.   

Thank you for the explanation and all your help! I really appreciate it. So, I'll only amend the Federal tax. Can you please help me with some final questions?   1) I assume that filing an amendment to change my status from resident to nonresident for tax purposes can be a complicated process. Do you have any final advice or tips for going through it? 2) Would this amendment impact negatively any of my future tax filings? 3) In my case, I received a refund this year with my current forms. However, I'd have to receive an additional refund because I reported interest income from savings accounts, which I understand shouldn't be reported as a nonresident for tax purposes. Since I already received a refund this year, would I need to return it before applying for a larger refund? 3) Do you know how long it typically takes the IRS to review an amended return? In my case, since I overpaid in taxes, would Sprintax be sufficient to file the amendment, or should I consider hiring a tax expert instead? 4) To confirm, I can file an amendment at any time of the year, right? 5) Would I need to do something else with the forms I already filed this year? Or would it be enough to just follow the process Sprintax suggests? 

Follow the instructions below to prepare your amendment using TurboTax Online:   Open TurboTax. Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and select 2024 for the year you want to amend. Select Amend (change) return, then Amend using TurboTax Online. On the screen OK, let's get a kickstart on your 2024 amended return, select the reason. On the next screen, select Something Else and Continue. On the screen Tell us which 2024 return(s) you want to amend, select 2024 Federal or State. TurboTax will guide you through the screens to prepare your amendment. For further information review the TurboTax articles: and Video: How to Amend Your Tax Return. For more information and instructions, review the TurboTax articles  How to Correct Federal Tax Returns, How to File an Amended Tax Return with the IRS and  Video: How to Amend Your Tax Return.  

Here's how you can check: How to Check your E-file Status   You can also check the IRS Where's My Amended Refund.   You will need to contact the IRS for information. It might be easiest to set up an account with them.   IRS Individual Online Account   Taxpayers with a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number can create or access their IRS Individual Online Account to get information they need to file their return. With an IRS Individual Online Account, people can: View balance owed, payment history and schedule payments. Cancel scheduled payments. Get transcripts. View or create payment plans. See digital copies of some IRS notices. View key data from their most recently filed tax return, including adjusted gross income. Validate bank accounts and save multiple accounts, eliminating the need to re-enter bank account information every time they make a payment. View, approve and electronically sign power of attorney and tax information authorizations from their tax professional.