| According to the present US legislation, all the people who work legally on the US territory and make money have to pay monthly taxes. The 4 types of taxes that you are obliged to pay are: Federal Tax, State Tax, Social Security Tax, Medicare Tax. At the beginning of next year, on the basis of W2 forms you receive from all the employers you worked for, and depending on the expenses you had (housing, transportation etc) you can get back Federal Tax and State Tax. |
The information bellow will help you to better understand what these taxes mean:
Federal Tax: are taxes witheld from your monthly gross income for the country's budget.
State Tax: represent the taxes transferred to the account of the State you woked in; some states are exempt of collecting such taxes, for instance the State of Florida
Social Security Tax: these taxes go to the funds allocated to retirement plans; if you reach the retirement age while in the USA and you have monthly contributed to the Social Security Taxes you have the right to claim retirement allowance.
Medicare Tax: these taxes cover the medical assistance provided to the people who have no medical insurance al all.
Social Security Tax and Medicare Tax together are also known as FICA tax.
Students are exempt of Social Security Tax and Medicare Tax. If the employer still witholds these taxes, you have to inform him that you are exempt and you can show him the information on this website:
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf
The rest of the people who work in the USA on other types on visas have to pay all the 4 taxes and the following year they will get back Federal Tax and State Tax.
Mikes Agency will get back your Federal and State taxes the fastest possible If you have an US account number you'll get them back in 8 business days; if not, you'll get checks in 4 weeks since you submitted the application to Mikes Agency! |
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DOCUMENTS:
- copy of your passport
- copy of your visa
- copy of your Social Security card
- copy of your W2 forms from all the employers you worked for
- your personal form-download form our site
Note: We can get your taxes back from your last paycheck/payslip as well!
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR PERMANENT ADDRESS TO YOUR EMPLOYER OR YOUR NEW US ADDRESS SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE THE W2 FORMS!!!
