If you are an international graduate student, studying in the United States under an "F" or "J" visa, for example, and if you have been in the United States for (5) years or less, as it seems you have by the wording of your question, then you will not meet the test needed to classify you as a resident alien for US tax reporting and filing purposes. Instead, you would be classified as a nonresident alien under US tax law.
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 international student visa, along with
Form 8843, and perhaps a state tax return as well. Thus, TurboTax software will be unable to
fulfill your tax preparation 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
The base rate charges (as of March, 2016) for Sprintax.com are $35.95 for Federal tax
preparation and $25.95 for State tax preparation. You can also visit
this page to see their current, advertised, fee schedule: https://www.sprintax.com
We hope this information will be useful to you, and thank you for thinking of TurboTax.
