I am new to Non-Resident tax filing so I would like some confirmation. I notice that one can not claim education expense when filing Form 1040NR for a student who is in US on Education Visa (F1/ J1). Also, there is no standard deduction available but itemized deductions are available to a Non-Resident student for Federal filing even if itemized deductions amount to just a couple of hundred dollars, eg. state tax withholdings on payroll.
But on Form 540NR (California), I notice that standard deduction is available.
Can someone please confirm if my understanding is correct?
Thanks in advance.