Filed your US taxes with TurboTax on a visa? Check it for free.
Programs made for US residents file Form 1040. Most students and exchange visitors in their first years should have filed Form 1040-NR. Others missed a tax treaty, or never filed at all. Answer three questions — or upload your return and our expert checks it, free of charge.
- 2023, 2024 and 2025 returns
- TurboTax, H&R Block, FreeTaxUSA, Cash App, Sprintax
- You decide later whether to fix anything
Did you file the right form?
The same rules our cabinet uses: your visa, the year you came, and how you filed.
What we look for
A nonresident filed Form 1040 instead of 1040-NR. The refund looked bigger, but part of it — the standard deduction, education credits — wasn't due. We fix it with Form 1040-X before the IRS asks, and tell you the amount first.
Your exempt years were over, so you were a resident — but you filed Form 1040-NR. A resident return gives the standard deduction and credits: often a refund through an amended return.
Students and trainees from China, India, Germany, Poland, Thailand and many other countries can exclude part of their pay. Programs often skip it. We check the article for your country.
Had a W-2 or a 1042-S and filed nothing? A refund can still be claimed for 3 years, and tax due only grows with penalties. And Social Security or Medicare taken from a nonresident's pay comes back with a FICA refund.
How the free check works
- 1. Upload the return you filedThe PDF from TurboTax or another program, or a scan. A free account keeps it encrypted; only you and your expert see it.
- 2. We read it and check itThe form, your residency that year, the treaty, the credits and the amounts. You see the first result at once; an expert confirms it in Messages.
- 3. You decideNothing to fix — good. Something to fix or money to get back — we prepare an amended return or the missing year, and you see the result before you sign.
Prices
The check is free. An amended return (Form 1040-X) is $49.95 on your own or $129.95 with an expert, plus the corrected return at our usual price — $45 on your own, from $80 with an expert. Paper filing, as the IRS requires for a 1040-NR amendment.
Questions
Will fixing it mean I pay money back?
Sometimes. When a nonresident filed Form 1040, the corrected 1040-NR usually has less deduction, so some tax comes back to the IRS. We show you the amount before anything is filed. Fixing it yourself costs less than an IRS notice with interest — and a wrong resident return can come up in a visa or green card application.
How far back can you check?
Three years: 2023, 2024 and 2025 returns. A refund can be claimed within 3 years of the due date; a return with tax due can be fixed at any time.
Do I send my original return to the IRS again?
No. The IRS asks not to attach the original. Form 1040-X goes with the corrected return marked "Amended" and copies of the W-2 or 1042-S that support the change.
Is my return safe with you?
Files are encrypted, and only you and your expert can open them. We never send your return anywhere without your signature. See our security page.
I filed with Sprintax. Is it worth checking?
Yes, if you were in the US for more than 5 years as a student, or 2 as a trainee: you may have been a resident with a bigger refund. And if your country has a tax treaty, we check that it was used.