Get the IRS 1040-NR 2018-2019

Welcome everyone to savvy alien it is tax season and we know that for knowledge in aliens everything is a bit just more complicated I'm going to show you today how to do your taxes using that 1040 and our easy form the first thing I want to make clear is that if you are non-resident alien you cannot eat file you cannot use software such as TurboTax and this is very important you have to fill out the forms and physically mail it to the IRS we're going to use four documents during this video you can download this forms yourselves you can just type in google the name of the form and usually it's the first thing that will appear just make sure that it's a form for 2015 the first form is 1040 NR EC on top of the form you can also see a link where you can download this form directly the second document are there instructions for the form 1040 NR EC the third document is formed 8843 and the last document and this you're gonna get from your employer is your form w-2 the first thing we need to do is determine if you're a resident alien or a non-resident alien this information is from the 2015 instructions and you can always come back to this document if you have any questions it is important to mention that there is a difference between immigration law and tax law this information right here is only for tax purposes and things are going to be different if you're a recent alien or if you are non raised in LA this is Austin affect in any way your immigration status so please consider that I have two tests that you have to do to see if you are non rezian or as an alien the first test is a green card test if you have a green card you'll be considered a US citizen for tax purposes so you can stop this video and go ahead and do a traditional tax return the second test is a substantial presence test you'll be consider u.s. resident if you meet this test you meet this test if you were physically in the United States for this 31 days during 2015 a hundred in three days during 2015 2014 and 2013 and you can use the following chart a you can see the years column B will write down the physical base you in the US and column C is a multiplying number you'll multiply these columns by column C and in D you'll get the number of days you'll add this number of days and if it's more than 183 you made this test and you will be considered US residents for tax purposes unless you are an exempt individual so this is important even if you meet this test there are exempt individuals and by exam we mean that you will not count those days the most common except individuals are over here if you were a teacher a trainee or a student under a J Q F or M visa you are an exempt individual and those days don't count therefore you are a non-resident alien for tax purposes if you're a teacher or a trainee with a J visa you'll be an exempt individual for the first two years if you are a student on an F or on a J visa you will be an exempt individual for the first five years if you are an...