mashalc
Oct 27, 2009, 10:14 PM
My situation is the following:
June 08 - Dec 08, calendar year 2008, I was F-1 visa holder (OPT) but by mistake my employer withheld SS and Medicare taxes.
Jan 09 - June 09 - I am still on F-1, but the situation is remedied and no SS and Medicare are withheld.
June 09 - present - I changed to H-1 visa status, now SS and Medicare taxes are withheld, plus I had to pay back SS and Medicare backtaxes retroactively from Jan 09 - June 09, since I had changed visa status in that calendar year, 2009.
Now I am wondering if I can request to receive a refund on SS and Medicare taxes I mistakenly paid from June 08 - Dec 08, since in that calendar year I was F-1 visa holder. How far does the change of status backtaxes deal extends to? After all I am not paying backtaxes on other position I held in 2008.
Many thanks
June 08 - Dec 08, calendar year 2008, I was F-1 visa holder (OPT) but by mistake my employer withheld SS and Medicare taxes.
Jan 09 - June 09 - I am still on F-1, but the situation is remedied and no SS and Medicare are withheld.
June 09 - present - I changed to H-1 visa status, now SS and Medicare taxes are withheld, plus I had to pay back SS and Medicare backtaxes retroactively from Jan 09 - June 09, since I had changed visa status in that calendar year, 2009.
Now I am wondering if I can request to receive a refund on SS and Medicare taxes I mistakenly paid from June 08 - Dec 08, since in that calendar year I was F-1 visa holder. How far does the change of status backtaxes deal extends to? After all I am not paying backtaxes on other position I held in 2008.
Many thanks