It is tax season again. Most of us need to file our U.S. tax returns by April 15. U.S. tax law considers most foreign students and scholars to be nonresident aliens for tax purposes.
Nonresident aliens have different tax rules and file different tax forms.
It asks you simple questions. You provide answers. Then the software will determine what tax forms you need to submit. If those forms are the 1040NR or the 1040NR-EZ, then the software will fill in the forms for you. You can then print the forms, review them, and send them in.