I did my taxes last year but I just did it randomly and I only got a dollar back and I begin to think I might have done it incorrectly.
Following is my criteria:
1. I have been in US from aug. 13th with f1 student visa status from Nepal.
2. I have some medical and social security tax withheld. (does that mean I get this as a refund. Do I get to?)
(basically, boxes 1-6) are filled in my W-2. Now does that help me know anything directly instead of going through all the stuff.
3. I have had some stipends through college (does that affect my tax filing at all? Or is it just reflected somewhere else)
I was planning to use
www.taxact.com but I did not notice anything for 1040 nr Ez whereas on
www.istaxes.com, I see it clearly shown on the front page the 1040 nrEZ , 8843 , etc that to me seem to pertain directly to us and seems easier. I know one of my friends was using taxact and then when he was almost done, he realised taxact didn't ask him about residency and then he had 1040 ez filled instead of 1040 nrEZ. Is he missing sth? Or is it just taxact only for redients.
finally, Should I go with istaxes? Does anybody have any experience?
sorry to sound stupid but US tax stuff really sounds unclear to me at this point. I would appreciate any kind of suggestions for any of my hundreds of questions. Thanks.