Hi,
I'm filling as Dual Status for 2020 with First Year Choice. My question is that since I'm only resident part of the year how should I import my W-2? Do I need to manually calculate my income, withhold, etc? My company did FICA wrong and deduct them in my 2021 paycheck, should I consider that as well?
I looked at the help article but it only asks to put 1040NR federal withhold to Schedule 2 line 8 which I can't change.
Thanks in advance.
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1. I am missing something here -- dual status and first year choice do not compute. It is one or the other for the year
2. Ideally you do not want to update W-2 -- ask your employer to issue you a W-2c --- because IRS will generally go by the copy they have received from the employer.
3. Generally, your employer is responsible for part of the FICA contribution and cannot arbitrarily do a lump-sum ( if that is what you mean ) contribution in the following year.
4. For all of the above reasons we really need more detail of the situation-->
when did you come into the country first and what visa; are you married and if so to another NRA or resident or citizen or ?; which country are you from; what type of work did you do in 2020 and was this your first year of work; how did you file for 2019 ? anything else ?
Also note that TurboTax does not support diual status filings even though one can definitely use TurboTax to do the 1040 and do the 1040-NR by hand and submit by mail.
stay safe
Thanks for reply! Sorry I should put all my backgrounds XD
I'm partially on F-1 OPT in 2020 then I become H-1B on October. Thus I didn't pay FICA before October and the payroll forgot that I do need to pay them after my status become H-1B. They corrected it by a "lump sum" in my 2021 pay check.
For the questions:
1. I filled extension and I use First Year Choice now, to be Dual Status in 2020. This way I pass substantial presence test June this year. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/substantial-presence-test
2. I'm not sure if it's an "error". https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-2-c
3. I'm not sure if I follow. To my understanding my employer should withhold FICA after my status changed to H-1B but they didn't, and instead withhold the missing amount in my 2021 pay check.
For other background information:
1. 2020 it's my first year working full-time, in F-1 OPT and H-1B.
2. I filled 1040NR in 2019.
3. I'm not married.
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