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J1 Tax Back?

  • 03-01-2007 9:55pm
    #1
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,276 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Ok, i'm not sure where else to post this, but i figure some of you will have done this before, so you might be able to help me.

    I was in America this summer on a J1, and i was told that i could apply for my tax back in January-February. I was pointed to Taxback.com. I was just wondering if this is the best/easiest way of getting the tax back, or is there another way?

    ps. I went with Usit.


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  • #2
    Absolut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Absolut


    Firstly you need to wait until you get your W2 forms from your employer (basically a statement of whatever tax you've paid so far. Then you download the 1040-NR-EZ form (for federal taxes), fill it in using the info from your W2 and download the relevant tax form for whatever state you were working in (state taxes).

    It takes about 2 months to receive your cheque assuming you filled out everything correctly. Googling J1 and tax return 1040-nr-ez should give you more info if you need it. I did my own tax returns last year - they took a few hours to sort out, but I saved about $60 over using taxback.com.


  • #3
    coffee_chucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭coffee_chucker


    You can apply yourself to get tax back. You print off a few forms off the IRS
    http://www.irs.gov , fill them in and send them off. Few months later a cheque arrives in the post.
    I first went through taxback.com, but they charge 10% of your refund. They quoted me roughly how much I should expect to receive back. I didn't feel like paying them 10% of my refund, so I listened to my dad and looked into doing it myself. In the end, I more or less received the same amount that taxback.com quoted me, except I didn't have to pay them 10%


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