Is filing taxes as a legal permanent resident any different from filing taxes as a Visa Holder?

[vanu1605]

Specific scenario is if the person becomes a Legal Permanent Resident in the middle of the year

[MinhT1]

The IRS says:

In general, when you initially obtain a green card, your residency starting date is the first day in the calendar year on which you are present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident (the date on which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially approved your petition to become an immigrant).

Therefore, when you become a Permanent Resident in the middle of the year, if you are present in the U.S., you are considered as a resident for the full year and have to file taxes as a resident.

Please read this IRS document for more information. 

[vanu1605]

Thank You very much. So, Can you confirm if the process to file in 2021 where he received the Legal permanent residence status is the same as the process he used to file in 2020 when he had a work permit on a Visa. Fyi, he has been in the united states through the years

[MinhT1]

As a resident, you have to file form 1040 which is the same process as last year if you were already considered as a resident.

You can use TurboTax to file your tax return.