Frequently asked questions

According American law everyone who had income earned In USA must do tax return even there was no taxes deducted from weekly wages

Failure to do so may cause financial .and certain work permit problems for visa holders.

You can start procedure In the middle of January following year you worked In USA. You should receive your W2 or 1099 forms by the Middle of February. (employers must mail them by the end of January. Deadline is about April 15th for everyone who expects to pay income taxes. If we expect tax returns the deadline is 3 years)

It takes from 3 weeks up to 6 months to receive income taxes refunds.

You may get your tax refund only to active american bank account or as a check to provided adres. IRS and state comptrollers will not transfer money to bank account In different country.

Documents required:
W-2 lub 1099 Misc forms – from each employers
Payslip – Only if tere is no chance provide W2 form.
1099G form – tax refund amount confirmations for previous years workers.
Social Security Number – you will find it on Social Security Card
Your visa type
Dates of your staying In USA

If your income was $14000 or less you should get back your all federal income tax . If it was more we guarantee that it will be maximum allowed amount of refund. State tax refund amount depends mosty from particular legislation of each state and income amount. Some states do not apply income taxes.

Not if you were HB visa holders. Return of these taxes Apply for J,F,M and Q visa holders only

W-2 form is issued by your employer at the end of the financial year (after December 31st). Information about your earnings and tax deductions for the entire period of employment in the company is written in this form.

During the first week of your work in the USA you will fill in a form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate). Make sure to write your home address of your country in this form. You should give the address where you will be able to receive letters after New Year. W-2 form will be mailed to this address.

After termination of your employment, please double check that your employer has your permanent residence address of your country.

You will need W-2 form for refunding your taxes. According to the laws of the USA all employers must send W-2 forms to their employees till the 15th of February. One copy of W-2 form is sent to the US Tax Authorities. To make sure your W-2 form does not get lost in the post, you can ask for a copy of it to be sent to your e-mail.

If you are missing any of the documents you can still apply for income tax refund. Our experienced tax refund specialists will get the missing documents for you.

If you got wrong W2 form you can still apply for income tax refund. Our experienced tax refund specialists will help you correct this document for you. For a consultation please contact our tax specialist.

Employees receive their wage by a check every week. The check is accompanied by pay slip. The pay slip contains information on your income and tax deductions for the last week (“CURRENT”) and the entire period of employment in the company (“YEAR TO DATE” or “YTD”). For tax refund purposes, information in the field “Year to date” from your last pay slip is needed. You should keep the pay slips from all your jobs even if you did not pay taxes there because ALL your income must be shown when refunding taxes.

You will find it on your Social Security Card Or W2 ( 1099 ) form.

If you do not have the Social Security Card, it does not mean that there was no Social Security Number issued for you. The Social Security Number can be written down on the letter from Social Security Administration, on W-2 form or last pay check. Contact us and our tax experts will advise on how to get your overpaid taxes back.

If you worked In USA before and received state income tax refund you got this form. In certain cases it is consider as income for the year when this refund was received.

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