I need help with the change of my status this year

[ahlamsoliman]

I am international student on F1 visa. I have been filing my taxes as nonresident alien since 2015 using resources the university provides for international scholars. I realized that now I became resident alien. I wanted to know if I will be able to file taxes through turbotax. I am worried I would make mistakes as this the first time. I have W-2 and 1042-S (a big part of my stipend is through fellowships from which federal and state taxes were withheld). Can I use turbotax? in addition, do I need to file 8843 form as a resident alien. I used to file 1040-NR and 8843 before. my last question, when I was filling taxes I was asked about tax treaty (I am from Egypt). this exempts first 300$ I think but I do get exemption in retrospect as part of tax return fund. I need to be educated on how to enter that on turbotax.

I know I have so many questions, but literally I am freaking out and confused and cannot know what is the right way to file taxes without mistakes.

I appreciate any response to help me

[LinaJ2020]

Yes, you can use TurboTax to file.  An international tax treaty-related question is out of our scope for advice, unfortunately.  You would need to seek a professional who is specialized in this matter to verify if your income is taxable.  If you believe the tax treaty applies to you, you will need to file a Form 8833.

To report information in the TurboTax program, here are the steps: 

• Report your income as usual. Then enter the treaty-exempt amount as negative amount (e.g. -5000) through this path-Federal Taxes / Less Common Income / Miscellaneous Income 1099A, 1099C / Other Reportable Income
• Download and fill in a Form 8833 to claim an exception.  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8833.pdf
• You cannot e-file.  You can still use the TurboTax program to prepare your tax forms, but you need to print out all your tax forms and submit the Form to 8833 together by mail to the IRS.

 The amount will show on line 8 of Schedule 1 and Form 1040.