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    whencool Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 4, 2008, 06:52 PM
    Tax refund <180 days in US, NR alien
    Hi

    I am filing as Non-resident alient from India, and worked on L1 visa for 98 days in 2007 in US. My employer with-held $4300 as federal tax, #1400 as Socaial security tax and $630 as medicare tax.

    Would I be eligible for full refund of all my taxes? If so which form should I submit and how to get the refunds

    ANy help / contact would help

    Thanks - V
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    Apr 18, 2008, 12:02 PM
    You will get most if not all of the federal INCOME taxes back, because you can claim daily living expenses as a deduction using Form 2106 and Schedule A of the Form 1040NR.

    The Social Security and Medicare taxes are NOT refundable.
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    Apr 19, 2008, 07:36 PM
    I am not sure what "daily living expenses" are. If ATE meant traveling away from home expenses, then I disagree that they would be deductible. Whencool was located at his tax home and was not away from home.

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