Joint Filing on F1 - 1040NR

[thefastone]

Hi,

I am married and we both entered US in 2007 on F1 visa, as we are not aware of the tax filing system here, we approached h & r block. As we both we working on F1 visa (CPT), they filed our taxes jointly as residents. (1040A form).

Recently I came to know that being on F1 status we should not file as Residents, and now tax agents say that it is not possible to file an amendment to change the form to 1040NR.

Please advise me what to do ?

Thanks,
R.

[Visa Taxes Expert]

As F1 Non Residents you have to file Non Resident Taxes separate (unless you are from India, Canada, South Korea)

You should file Form 1040NR and Form 8843 each one of you separately as non residents.

Now that you have file 1040, you need to amend or fix your error in tax filing using Form 1040X.

Contact us at taxexpert@visataxes.com for a quote on our tax preparation services.

Hope it helps!