Last year I purchased Turbotax Plus just to find out it does not accept non residents after my return was accepted by the IRS, I had to hire another tax professional to submit an ammendmentand ended up wasting money and time. In order not to loose money this year purchasing something I won't be able to use, I need to know if I can use the software to file or if I need to file and physically mail.
I was on an F1 visa from 2016 to 2019, got married in May 2019 and started my Adjustment of Status process. As of Dec 31st of 2019 I was still in the process, which means I wasn't on an F1 visa nor was resident, just applying for residency. I will file taxes jointly with my husband who is a citizen, can we use TurboTax?
Yes, you can use TurboTax if you file jointly with your spouse and choose to be treated as a resident.
Since you are a non-resident alien you will need to attach a statement, signed by both spouses, to your joint return for the first tax year for which you choose to treat the nonresident as a U.S. resident for tax purposes. It should contain the following information:
Please see Nonresident Alien Spouse for details.
Thanks! does TurboTax allows me to send the statement or would I mail it separately?
You would not be able to e-file. You would need to attach the statement along with your tax return and submit to the IRS. For how to make the election and submit, click here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-alien-spouse