Paid SS and Medicare while in F1
Hi there,
I'm very confused. I worked on my F1 (OPT) from June 15th - December 19th 2005 but my company deducted social security and medicare taxes (it's a small company and they didn't know any different). On December 19th I switched my status from F1 to H1b. Apparently I can claim a refund using form 843 for the social security and medicare taxes I've paid but a friend found the following limitation to the exemption online:
"The exemption does not apply to nonimmigrants in F-1,J-1,M-1,or Q-1/Q-2 status who change nonimmigrant status to a status which is not exempt or to a special protected status."
Does this mean I can't claim the refund? I want to make sure as it's a lot of money.
Also, from other strings it sounds like I have to file a different tax form and there are different rules for F1... where can I find more information about this?
Any help and guidance would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Maryann
Quick question about filing
Just to make sure I've got this straight... I should file for a refund NOW and then file my 1040-NR or whichever form I end up filing separately at a later date?
Thanks!
Maryann