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    cbaek212 Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 28, 2007, 04:52 PM
    Sale tax return for F-1 visa
    I am looking for a way to refund sale tax I paid because I have not had any income in US.
    I just spent mony I brough in US in 2006.
    I am F-1 visa.

    Please let me know whether it is possible or not.

    Thanks,
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    Apr 3, 2007, 02:08 PM
    I believe you CAN get a refund for sales taxes paid, but only at the border when you leave country.
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