How can I get my tax back ? - international student?
Hey! I've participated in Work and Travel program in last two years. I did paid federal tax, but exactly I did not have to. ( as a international student I'm not oligated to do it) Now I'd like to get back what I paid.The problem is that I don't know how to do it. My knowledge about US taxation process is not impressive.I stilll have my W2 forms from my employer.Please help me!!!
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Answer by bostonianinmo
Merely because you were a non-resident alien student (F-1 or J-1 visa) attending school in the US does NOT automatically mean that your income is exempt from US taxes.
Unless the income you received was explicitly exempt from taxes (and ordinary income is NOT exempt) or unless the income was subject to a tax treaty then it is fully taxable in the US.
Here's a link to IRS Pub 519 which should answer any questions: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/index.html
Here's a link to the master list of tax treaties. If your country has a tax treaty with the US that exempts US based student income from US tax it should all be expalined there: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/international/article/0,,id=96739,00.html For the most part, the tax treaties do not exempt you from taxation of your US income, they only bar the US from taxing your other world-wide income earned outside the US. If you were a resident alien or a US citizen, that income would be fully taxable.
Generally you must file a Form 1040NR to calculate any US tax and claim a refund of any excess taxes withheld. If your income was explicitly exempt from US Social Security and Medicare taxes, you'll have to file the required exemption certifications with the employer and get a refund of those taxes from your employer.
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