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    Oct 16, 2008, 01:35 PM
    H-1B FICA Tax Exempted?
    Hello,

    I am a H-1B visa holder currently working in US. Do I need to pay FICA taxes (social security and medicine)? Thank you!

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    Jack
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    Oct 16, 2008, 02:28 PM
    Yes. You pay all the U.S. citizens pay, to include FICA.
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