how much tax (%) do you pay on H1-B visa ?
Oct 29, 2019
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I was wondering as to how much tax do you generally pay while on H1-B visa ? in % ?
state: CA
Base: $165k and I pay 36%
sign-on bonus: 10k and paid 41%
what is wrong ? how it is determined ?
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when tax day rolls around, all the withheld amount is in the same bucket and considered income, so if you withheld too much, you’ll get a refund when you file your tax return. if you didn’t withhold enough, you’ll have to pay extra (with penalty if you there’s a large delta).
long story short, don’t worry about 36 vs 41% right now, it’s a marginal difference. figure it out when you have to actually file your taxes in the beginning of 2020.