Was I US resident last year and should have filed 1040?
Hello,
I came to US in Aug 2016 on F1 visa. I was on F1 till Sept 2018. My status changed to 10th Oct 2018. Then I travelled to India for H1B and was there from 6th Nov 2018 to 25th Dec 2018.
Last year I filed my taxes in March 2019 for year 2018. I thought Non resident so filed 1040NR. Last year I did calculations using years 2018,2017 and 2016.
But now I came across an article which suggests I was resident last year.
As per this article,
According to Substantial Presence test, when I was filing taxes for 2018 in Mar 2019,
1. Days in US in current year (2019) = 330 (by the end of year 2019)
2. Days in US in one year before (2018) on h1b status *1/3 = 30*1/3 = 10
3. Days in US in two years before (2017) on h1B status *1/6 = 0*1/6 = 0
Total days = 330 + 10+0 = 340. Which makes me US resident for Tax purposes.
IS this right? Which form I should have filed? I have filed 1040NR but now I am confused. What should do I this year?
Any help is appreciated.
