Process dual-status returns

  1. Select
    File
    , then
    Client Properties
    .
  2. Use the
    1040
    dropdown list to select the client's residence status at the end of the year:
    • Select
      Individual (1040)
      if the client was a U.S. resident at the end of the year.
      note
      The application will complete Form 1040 and a statement form 1040NR.
    • Select
      Nonresident Alien
      if the client was a U.S. nonresident at the end of the year.
      note
      The application will complete Form 1040NR and a statement form.
  3. In the Nonresident Alien folder, go to the
    DualStat
    screen and mark the
    Dual-status tax year
    checkbox.
  4. On the
    DualStat
    screen, enter income, adjustments, deductions, and withholdings for the statement period.
  5. Choose how to enter statement period information:
    • Enter a percent in
      Statement period percentage
      to apply it to all return income, adjustments, deductions, and withholdings.
      note
      By entering a percent here, you'll turn off the remaining fields on this screen.
    • Enter statement period income, adjustments, deductions, and withholdings in either
      Amount
      or
      Percentage (xxx.xx)
      .
      note
      If you enter a
      Percentage
      , it will be applied to the applicable income, adjustments, deductions, and withholdings reported on the return.

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