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    Feb 3, 2012, 07:33 AM
    Opt tax laws?
    I am a student in the United States. I have graduated in May 2011 and I am working in the United States. Now I am on my OPT. My question is that I am subject to all kind of taxes? I was exempt fom Medcare and social Security tax but lately they started deducting that from my account as well. I don't know what has changed with the new year. I am not sure if there is a new law passed that now Students working on their OPT, OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING should pay tax?
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    Feb 3, 2012, 01:50 PM
    WHEN did you first arrive in U.S.
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    Feb 8, 2012, 03:11 PM
    If you arrived in the U.S. in 2007, then 2011 was your FIFTH year in the U.S. so you became liable for FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxes on 1 January 2012.
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