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    Feb 5, 2008, 07:23 PM
    Form 843
    Hello,
    I wanted to clarify a question about filing Form 843 for refund of medicare and social security taxes. I was a student on OPT from start of 2007 to Sep 30, 2007. From Oct 1st my H1b started. How can I compute the amount for refund?

    Will it be all right to look into the pay slips I got till Sep 30 and give that amount to request a refund? (if this is the case so, my last pay slip for the month of sep was on the 22nd.so we need to account for the last one week)?

    BoiseGuy.
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    Feb 6, 2008, 05:15 AM
    Did you get W2?
    You should get two separate W2s, one for income during OPT and other for income during H1B.
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    Feb 6, 2008, 06:13 AM
    No, I just got one W2. Should I talk to my employer about this?
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    Feb 8, 2008, 10:29 PM
    Figure out what your average daily wage was, then multiply it by 6.2% of Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare, times 273 days (1 Jan to 30 Sep 07).

    Grade school math!
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    Feb 9, 2008, 07:40 AM
    Wow, it's that simple!
    Thank you Atlanta Expert!
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    Feb 13, 2008, 03:11 PM
    Yes, it is that simple.

    When you look at most tax calculations, it is normally grade school math.

    The trick is know the rules! :-)
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