Hello
I have been reading different information on what returns to file. Should I file 1040 or 1040nr?
About me:
I returned to my home country in November 2014. From 2013 to 2014 I worked in the US on OPT then from 2014 till November 2014 I worked on H1b. Since Nov 2014 I live again in my home country and took my residence here. (The local Government already sent me tax forms for the month of Nov and Dec 2014
Regarding US taxes for 2014. Should 1040 or 1040NR? Some threads (where someone asked a similar question) say 1040 since I met the substantial presence test in 2014, some say 1040Nr since I took residence in a foreign country before the last day of the year)
From reading other threads I am inclined to do the following, but wanted to get more opinions in the hope I only have to do it once:
File 1040NR, include a statement that I live home now and took residence here. Also file form 8938 foreign assets and Fbar? What about schedule b? >> for this return should I only include US income? Or worldwide income until November 2014? Or worldwide income for all of the 2014 (if this would be the case I would pay taxes for nov and dec income in two countries)? Also, on the 8938 and fbar should I include accounts opened between November 2014 and December 2014? I would assume better over than under report.. What do you guys think? Is there software that allows such a return with statement etc?
I have been reading different information on what returns to file. Should I file 1040 or 1040nr?
About me:
I returned to my home country in November 2014. From 2013 to 2014 I worked in the US on OPT then from 2014 till November 2014 I worked on H1b. Since Nov 2014 I live again in my home country and took my residence here. (The local Government already sent me tax forms for the month of Nov and Dec 2014
Regarding US taxes for 2014. Should 1040 or 1040NR? Some threads (where someone asked a similar question) say 1040 since I met the substantial presence test in 2014, some say 1040Nr since I took residence in a foreign country before the last day of the year)
From reading other threads I am inclined to do the following, but wanted to get more opinions in the hope I only have to do it once:
File 1040NR, include a statement that I live home now and took residence here. Also file form 8938 foreign assets and Fbar? What about schedule b? >> for this return should I only include US income? Or worldwide income until November 2014? Or worldwide income for all of the 2014 (if this would be the case I would pay taxes for nov and dec income in two countries)? Also, on the 8938 and fbar should I include accounts opened between November 2014 and December 2014? I would assume better over than under report.. What do you guys think? Is there software that allows such a return with statement etc?