How to do tax refund with use resident alien identity using turbotax and find the place to put 5000 china tax treaty in?

I'm a Chinese F1 opt student that is working in a company. I check the terms that I belong to resident alien and still can use the 5000 china tax treaty in my 1040 form. But There's no place for resident alien to put this in in my W-2 form. Does TurboTax doesn't have this function? Then I'll need my $39 back.

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Feb 14, 2024 2:08:00 PM

You can enter up to $5,000 as negative income with the description China Tax Treaty. Follow theses steps:

Open your return to Wages and Income
Scroll to Less Common Income
Select Start or Revisit next to Miscellaneous Income, 109-A, 1099-C
Select start for Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099
Did you receive other wages, select Yes, continue
household, continue, sick pay, continue, Medicaid, continue
Any other earned income? Yes, continue
Source of Other income, select Other, continue
Enter the description and negative amount China Tax Treaty, negative $5,000 or the maximum your are entitled to claim.

Depending on your state, you may need to add the income back into the state income.

China - Tax Treaty Documents

Claiming Tax treaty Benefits states:

The payee can claim a treaty exemption that reduces or modifies the taxation of income from dependent personal services, pensions, annuities, social security and other public pensions, or income of artists, athletes, students, trainees, or teachers. This includes taxable scholarship and fellowship grants without filing a Form 8833.

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How to do tax refund with use resident alien identity using turbotax and find the place to put 5000 china tax treaty in?