[christianfcbmx]

Last year... my taxes were 1100 dollars(federal + state ),, that is what my w2 showed...

I got back 1000 dollars for those 4 months i worked that year...

This year my taxes are 4000 dollars (federal + state) that what it shows my w2 and its more money cause i worked 12 months.. right?

Why im only getting back 1450 dollars back which is like 35%... the same amount as a "US" residence would receive if they have made the same amount and with the same status as i have...

I was told that a j1 visa holder or non residence aliens receive more tax money than an a citizen... is that right?

... my company did the same thing as last year... the w2 are the same

Nothing that they could ve made different... the w2 was made as it was made last year... no differences...
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The question is... does visa holder non residence receive less, more or the same as anybody here in he us??

If a non residence receive more... probably im doing something wrong and i like to know how i can do my taxes right

Thank u experts so much... im looking forward to hearing from you

[MukatA]

J1 visa holders are exempt from FICA taxes for two years and must file as nonresident. As nonresident you get exemption deduction and no standard deduction. You get itemized deductions.

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

Christian:

First, NO MORE ALL CAPS! That denotes shoutings and is very difficult to read.

Second, from which country did you originate?

Third, MukatA is correct; you should NOT be paying ANY FICA (Social Security or Medicare) taxes.

Fourth, we need to know how much you EARNED, not how much was withheld, in order to determine your tax liability.

[christianfcbmx]

$$$26000 and I'm from chile... thankssssss

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

Christian:

Okay, no tax treaty with Chile, so NO tax treaty exemption.

You will file Form 1040NR-EZ and can claim ONLY your $3,400 personal exemption plus whatever was withheld for state income taxes as an itemized deduction, as you CANNOT claim the standard deduction.

Since I do not know how much of the $4,000 withholding was for state income tax, I cannot tell you how much your ax liability will be, but it will NOT exceed $2,965.

[christianfcbmx]

Well... its 3329.(federal)... and 1059 (state) would u be able to tell me the amaount I'm getting back??

Thank you so much

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

Your federal refund is $491.

Cannot comment on state, since it was never identified.