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F1 Visa Holders Exempt from FICA Taxes (Social Security)
Myra Wealth ^

Posted on 11/11/2019 6:30:02 AM PST by tired&retired

In general, non-US citizens employed in the United States are required to pay FICA taxes. However, those with single intent (i.e. expected to return back to their home country post their intended purpose in the US), or non-immigrant status (or F1 visa holders) are exempt from FICA taxes.

IRS guidelines confirm that F-visas, J-visas, M-visas, Q-visas, Nonresident Alien students, scholars, professors, teachers, trainees, researchers, physicians, au pairs, summer camp workers, and other aliens temporarily present in the United States in F-1, J-1, M-1, or Q-1/Q-2 nonimmigrant status are exempt from FICA taxes on wages paid to them for services performed within the United States as long as such services are allowed by USCIS for these nonimmigrant statuses, and such services are performed to carry out the purposes for which such visas were issued to them.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: corporatewelfare; hireamerican; immigration
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To: exPBRrat

See my post #51, please.


61 posted on 11/12/2019 12:50:56 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!)
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To: TheNext

See my post #51, please.


62 posted on 11/12/2019 12:51:53 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!)
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To: tired&retired

See my post #51, please.


63 posted on 11/12/2019 12:53:12 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!)
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To: Taxman

In many ways, the Trump tax reform bill moved us in the direction of a “Fair Tax” by elimination of many deductions or capping them like SALT and raising the deduction for everyone.


64 posted on 11/12/2019 3:11:19 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

After Trump/Pence win in 2020, we’ll need to go the rest of the way to FAIRtax!

Pence was a co-sponsor of FAIRtax when he was a Congressman!


65 posted on 11/12/2019 7:29:03 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!)
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To: Taxman

My past clients include thousands of 4029 exempt based upon religious objection to public insurance.

Talk about unfair... many of them are contractors competing against non exempt.

The 4029 exempt pay no SE tax of roughly 15% on themselves or their employees.

They pay no workman’s comp insurance which is usually around 30% in the roofing trades.

They don’t pay unemployment insurance.

They don’t pay health insurance. They were even exempt from Obamacare.

The end result is that they have a huge unfair advantage over any non exempt contractors.

It was ok when they worked on their farms, but most have now entered the trades.


66 posted on 11/13/2019 12:16:56 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

What are “4029 exempt” persons, and why are they exempt?


67 posted on 11/13/2019 8:37:24 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!)
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To: Taxman

Form 4029 is used by members of recognized religious groups to apply for exemption from social security and Medicare taxes. ... You are not eligible for this exemption if you received social security benefits or payments, or if anyone else received these benefits or payments based on your wages or self-employment income.

Form 4361, Application for Exemption From Self-Employment Tax for Use by Ministers, Members of Religious Orders and Christian Science Practitioners.


68 posted on 11/13/2019 8:45:15 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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