taxissuesgalore
Jan 29, 2012, 05:32 PM
So for 2011 I was on OPT (F1 visa) - resident for tax purposes. No FICA taxes were withheld for 2011 and then in December my employer realized that was a mistake. They "Grossed-up" my income to the tune of the amount of FICA taxes and paid them on my behalf.
They sent me the W2 with the inflated net income. Now they want all the FICA they paid on my behalf back? Is this legal? I am not sure why I should be on the hook for both paying taxes on the FICA amount that my employer paid IRS on my behalf and also paying back what they paid the IRS on my behalf?
They sent me the W2 with the inflated net income. Now they want all the FICA they paid on my behalf back? Is this legal? I am not sure why I should be on the hook for both paying taxes on the FICA amount that my employer paid IRS on my behalf and also paying back what they paid the IRS on my behalf?