While working on the Work & Travel program in the United States, a paycheck is paid weekly or every two weeks, from which a certain amount of taxes is deducted, calculated from 10 to 20%, depending on the amount of earnings. By reporting to the US Internal Revenue Service, you can and have the right to get a portion of your taxes paid back.
Instructions
Step 1
Obtain a Form W-2 from your U. S. employer. This document is sent at the beginning of the year between January and February. The W-2 form will list your total income and taxes withheld for the entire period of employment in the past year. If you have not received it, then be sure to contact your employer with a request, which, according to US law, will have to be satisfied within 30 days.
Step 2
Apply with the received form to the US Embassy or Consulate. Here you will need to visit the American Citizens Office where you will receive a Form 1040 NR-EZ or Lite 1040 NR-EZ to fill out. Also, this document can be obtained from a representative of the CMS (Center for International Exchange), who is obliged to advise you completely free of charge on all issues of filling out the income tax return. You can download an electronic version of the 1040 NR form from various Internet sites dedicated to earning money in the United States. For example, use the service
Step 3
Submit your completed 1040 NR return along with your Form W-2 to the Internal Revenue Service, Philadelphia, PA 19255, USA. Within a few months, you will receive a check with the amount of refunded taxes by mail, to the return address indicated in the form, which can be cashed at any bank. This method helps to recover approximately 50-90% of the federal tax paid. For a refund of State and local taxes if they were withheld, which is rare, you need to check the rules of the state where you worked.
Step 4
Contact the International Exchange Center for a US tax refund if you cannot carry out this procedure yourself. In this case, everything will go much faster, and the percentage of reimbursement will be much higher, but you will have to pay the cost of intermediary services in the amount of 10%.
