Hello,

I am a student on F-1 visa and have been in US since 2009 July. In 2010 I was employed by my university (in Texas) and did CPT for 3 months in California.
How do I apply for California and Texas taxes together. Which forms would I be needing? Is the form 1098T of any use?

I tried using Turbo Tax, but I am losing like around $800-$900 just for total tax of around $2000. And it doesn't let me finish my forms and keeps asking for my parents tax payer ids. My parents aren't in US. What to do there?
Could u please help me? How much should my approx. refund be?

Details are:
School W2:-
Wages: 8121.55
Fed: 627.75

CPT W2:
Wages: 8500.00
Fed: 1003.00
CA-SDI: 93.50
State Income Tax (CA): 325.00

Thank you very much!

As an international student, you are a non-resident alien and thus CANNOT use TurboTax. Further, you are NOT eligible for any tuition deduction or credit, so the Form 1098-T is worthless to you.

You must file Form 1040NR-EZ plus Form 8843 PLUS the California state tax return.

If you need professional tax help with this, email me at [email protected].