Non-resident alien tax return

Hello jintonic5:

Thank you for your message and your inquiry.

While TurboTax can complete most any type of tax return for United States citizens and resident aliens, at the present time we do not support the nonresident Form 1040NR series of tax returns.

It is Form 1040NR (or 1040NR-EZ) that you will need to file as a nonresident alien on a student F1 visa, along with Form 8843, and perhaps a state tax return as well.  Thus, you are correct in your conclusion that TurboTax software will be unable to fulfill your needs.

However the good news is that TurboTax has partnered with a company called "Sprintax.com" to offer certain nonresident tax preparation services.  They can definitely help you with filing a Form 1040NR, as well other necessary tax forms; and we think that you will be pleased with their services.  If you decide to use them, then you won't need to find a specialized tax preparer or accountant.  In short, they are a cost-effective way to take care of nonresident alien tax compliance needs (especially for international students).

For further information you can visit them on the internet at:

https://www.sprintax.com/non-resident-alien-tax-1040nr-turbotax.html

In addition to referring you over to Sprintax.com, if you would like a full refund on a TurboTax software download that you purchased directly from us, you may request such a refund by using the following link:

https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/forms/refund-request.jsp

If you instead bought TurboTax from a third-party vendor or retailer, then you would need to ask for a product refund directly through that vendor.

We hope this information will be useful to you, and thank you for thinking of TurboTax.