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No, you cannot file a return as you did in 2018. Per Taxation of Dual-Status Aliens you must file 1040-NR - U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return or 1040-NR-EZ - U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Nonresident Aliens With No Dependents if you are a dual-status taxpayer who gives up residence in the United States during the year and who is not a U.S. resident on the last day of the tax year. Write "Dual-Status Return" across the top of the return.
Attach a statement to your return to show the income for the part of the year you are a resident. You can use Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return as the statement, but be sure to mark "Dual-Status Statement" across the top.
TurboTax does not support the Form 1040NR. You will need to use Sprintax to file a Form 1040NR. If you have questions you can contact Sprintax Help for assistance.
@karansarao , having read through @KurtL1 reply and your comments thereafter ---
(a) did you just leave USA or did you terminate your H-1 visa ( I am assuming that you were Resident Alien for tax purposes in 2018).
(b) if your visa was terminated i.e. you officially became a Non-Resident Alien from Aug 2019, then yes you would be dual status alien for the year. This is handled as follows ( keeping in mind that while a resident for tax purposes you are taxed on world income and as a non-resident you are taxed by the USA only on US sourced / connected income):
(1) you file as Married Filing Joint for the period that you were a resident alien for tax purposes , declaring your world income --- on form 1040. You can use TurboTax for this. One limitation here is that because standard deduction cannot be prorated , you must use itemized deduction ( obviously covering the period under review);
(2) Fill out a form 1040-NR using Married status declaring all US sourced / connected income during the period from leaving the USA till the end of the year ( because you are a calendar year filer )
(3) Print both the returns, sign / date and write on top of the 1040 -- DUAL STATUS FILER.
(4) mail the returns together. This will require human intervention and thus properly handled. Note that if the US sourced / connected income during Non-Resident Alien period is ZERO, you still need to file the return , just to close out the file.
(5) suggest filing by April tax due date
(6) you obviously have to file a separate Canadian return -- suggest using TurboTax ( Canada version )
Hope this helps
Namaste ji
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