Personal Finance & Money Asked by user3157047 on February 3, 2021
I am an F1 student (NRA) and Married. Based on the new 1040NR(-EZ) instruction a married NRA cannot claim more than $5,000 deduction (1040NR Instruction).
Glacier Tax Prep is a software provided to F1 students by most universities to fill the federal tax forms out. However, Glacier puts more than $5,000 deduction in my form (Line 11 1040NR-EZ). I contacted them twice but they just sent me a template answer that I could claim for $10,000. It is like the software has a bug and does not consider if the NRA is married or not.
Who is right here? me or Glacier?
If they are wrong, there are many F1 students filing their tax returns incorrectly.
I have a similar background as yours. I am an F-1 PhD student and my wife is also in F-1 status. The Glacier is using the standard deduction for you ($12000 for 2018 FY). According to IRS info webpage, non-resident aliens cannot file with standard deductions except students and business owners. For most students, filing with standard deductions is more beneficial than itemized deductions. Also, as both of you as non-resident aliens, you cannot file taxes using the married filing jointly category.
Answered by KarthikS on February 3, 2021
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