以下是引用sweetjane在2008-1-30 17:18:00的发言：

刚刚看到楼下有一妮回答的类似帖子，多谢了。我这个问题好像重复了，sorry啊。

看了那个帖子，理解一下，应该是需要1042s表附上，然后file jointly 1040表，对吗？

由于收入简单，但是有一个孩子，1040EZ可以吗？还是需要1040？

看到有人推荐taxcut的网站， standard version free， 是不是可以用呢？ 

it is quite all right.

how many years have you stayed in F status?

if you are non-resident, your tax status is always "single".

you are qualified to file as resident. you kid can have standard deduction / exeption ( assume you dont go for itemized deduction) and also child credits if qualified.

I dont think 1040 and 1040ez differ that much in your situation. however, I still suggest that you file a more comprehensive 1040 when it is your first year to file as a resident.

Personally I am not very familiar with tax softwares. I am not capable of providing any constructive suggestions in that filed.

以下是引用sweetjane在2008-1-30 17:30:00的发言：

一妮真是大好人，解释得真清楚！多谢你！我刚刚去google了tax software review 2008，taxact居然还是silver，仅次于turbo tax，还强于taxcut，呵呵

you are welcome. and  I guess you dont need to file form 8233 since you are filing as a resident.

8233 is for non-residents.