To STP: OPT to H1

hi, stp:

I came to usa in year 2000 as a student, and last Feb I changed my visa to H1B.(I was using my OPT in Jan 03, but worked for the same company.)

Shall I file my tax return as a Resident Alien or Non-Resident Alien, or Dual Status?

Since I was F1 in Jan 03, can I apply the treaty to get my first $5000 exempted for tax?

If I need to file as Resident, and if I can apply the treaty, where in 1040 I should put that $5000?

Thank you very much,

Taxgirl

所有跟帖： 

• 1. Resident Alien, -stp- ♀ (472 bytes) () 02/18/2004 postreply 22:24:46

• 回複：1. Resident Alien, -taxgirl- ♀ (49 bytes) () 02/19/2004 postreply 11:04:25

• You are welcome. The form you -stp- ♀ (87 bytes) () 02/19/2004 postreply 23:07:43

• 回複：You are welcome. The form you -taxgirl- ♀ (11 bytes) () 02/20/2004 postreply 07:42:54

• Resident can't use treaty -Ycart- ♀ (325 bytes) () 02/19/2004 postreply 18:20:12

• 可以的, 這是特例, 特別是中國來的F1/H1B/J1, 因 -stp- ♀ (507 bytes) () 02/19/2004 postreply 23:31:59

• 回複：if one month salary is more -taxgirl- ♀ (170 bytes) () 02/20/2004 postreply 07:49:34