Champion1234
Feb 27, 2012, 12:55 PM
What is deduction for a non resident alien filing 1040 NR
MukatA
Feb 28, 2012, 09:04 AM
Your visa? Your country? When did you enter U.S.
Champion1234
Feb 28, 2012, 12:13 PM
L1 convereted in H1, I am from India entered US on 19 Sept 2011
AtlantaTaxExpert
Feb 28, 2012, 04:33 PM
Then you are a non-resident since you have NOT met the 183-day Substantial Presence Test.
You CAN file dual-status by waiting for the required number of days in 2012, but it likely will NOT improve your tax situation, so WHY wait?