Filed a 1040NR in 2016, is it worth amending to a 1040 now?

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:53 pm

You also get the standard deduction which you don't get on 1040NR. Or you get to use Cdn tax paid as a deduction if you itemize.

minster · Post by **minster** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:24 pm

I definitely am in a sour spot. Since I was in Canada 3/4 of the year I had a good amount of Canadian income, and I received a decent sign up bonus in the 1/4 year I was in US which pushed me on a higher US bracket as well.

All said and done itâ€™s not a bad problem to have, I am just happy I tried all the methods and understood why 1040NR was the more beneficial route.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:31 pm

Even with filing jointly? Oh well...

minster · Post by **minster** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:34 pm

Yep even filling jointly.