I got my H1B visa on 2017-10-01. I have been stayed in US for the 11 months till December 2018. How would I file tax for 2018 ? Can I use Turbotax ?

[pk · Accepted solution]

You get to choose --- (a)  file as a dual status  for 2018 ---  early part  till  March 2018 as a  Non-Resident Alien filing 1040-NR and taxed ONLY on US sourced/connected   income and the rest of 2018 as a 1040 filer  and taxed on world income. TurboTax does not support NRA and dual status -- their partner in this is Sprint Tax or you can use a local tax professional  familiar with  dual status filing,  OR (b)  you can request to be treated as a resident for tax purposes for the whole year of 2018  and file 1040 ( supported by TurboTax).

If you need more on this , please provide your country of citizenship , when you entered USA and when you left and also total days present in the USA during 2015.2016 and 2017

[jiantax88]

Thank you so much ,  I'm from China and I think I passed Substantial Presence Test for 2018, I will file as Resident for ax purposes for the whole year of 2018