Ask Me Help Desk - 1040 ez or 1040 nrez

Dear Experts,

I have filed my 2003 and 2004 tax forms on turbotax on F1 visa status.
I filled 1040 EZ forms at that time as I entered my SSN into it, those were the forms I got.I did not claim any social security tax or medicare taxes for both years as that was not listed on my w2 forms and I did not claim any of it. I just claimed my Federal and state tax for both that years. Did I make any mistake.

Now for 2005 filing I am on f1 for first 4 months then I am on my OPT for the rest period.I worked in two states in that period they are newyork and Florida.

Florida does not have state tax.
Can you please tell the forms as soon as possible so that I can fill them online in turbo tax ot taxact.com sites.

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks.

You filed Form 1040EZ incorrectl for 2003 and 2004. You should have filed Form 1040NR-EZ.

If you are from India, there will be no additional tax because Indian students can claim the standard deduction, so amending the return is not really necessary. If you are NOT from India, however, you probably need to crrect this problem.

You will need to file as a resident alien in 2005 (Form 1040EZ), plus Form IT-203 for New York as a part-year resident.

Thanks for the update.

Iam from India. When I filed for 2003 and 2004 in Turbotax I got my tax returns and everything went fine.
So is everything fine as I am from INDIA.

Now to correct that mistake what I have to do?

Now for 2005 tax filing , I am on F1 for for first 4 months , then I worked in Newyork for 2 months, then I moved to Florida for the rest of year and still I am here.I was In OPT period for all those work periods.

What are the list of forums I need to fill for 2005 taxes and what is th last date to correct my mistakes for 2003 and 2004 tax filing ad can you please tell me the list of forms I need to fill and when I call fill those.Is there any particular deadline for it?

I appreciate your help.

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Originally Posted by AtlantaTaxExpert

You filed Form 1040EZ incorrectl for 2003 and 2004. You should have filed Form 1040NR-EZ.

If you are from India, there will be no additional tax because Indian students can claim the standard deduction, so amending the return is not realy necessary. If you are NOT from India, however, you probably need to crrect this problem.

You will need to file as a resident alien in 2005 (Form 1040EZ), plus Form IT-203 for New York as a part-year resident.

You can correct the error anytime you want, but, again, since no additional taxes are due and you are filing as a resident alien in 2005, what's the point?

The Form for NY as a part-year resident is IT-203. However, there is a whole slew of other forms needed. Recommend you use www.taxact.com to file both your federal and NY state return. They make it relatively easy, and it's cheap!