Do American citizens pay more tax than people on f1 visas??

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chookchook

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chookchook
Jul 30, 2021 34 Comments

Seems like f1 status workers are exempt from fica taxes, which is approx 7.5% of your earnings.

Might be a dumb question but do citizens actually pay more tax than international employees?

#tech #taxes

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  • Oracle
    codermonk

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    codermonk
    Short answer, yes
    Jul 30, 2021 0
  • Sonos / Manufacturing
    u s e r .

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    u s e r .
    On H1B, you pay same taxes as citizens. But, you do not get any benefits like unemployment.
    Jul 30, 2021 2
    • False. You do get unemployment as it is an insurance not a handout. It's only paid for the period when you have work auth.
      Jul 30, 2021
    • Sonos / Manufacturing
      u s e r .

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      u s e r .
      The unemployment insurance is funded by payroll taxes called FUTA and is paid by your employer. Since it is insurance, you are eligible to opt for it but only if you have an unrestricted work permit in the USA. H1B and L1 have restricted work authorizations.

      If your H1B payroll is not running while you continue to stay in the USA, you are considered ‘out of status‘.
      Jul 30, 2021
  • Walmart
    shopKeeper

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    shopKeeper
    FICA is intended to pay back social security in old age. F1 visa by definition is a non-immigrant visa i.e. you'll not be around by the time you are old. The moment you shift to a dual intent visa like H1, you need to start contributing to social security.

    The free ride stops when your F1 starts extending beyond 5 years. You appear more "permanent" after 5 years
    Jul 30, 2021 5
  • Google

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    Only if the F1 visa holders have been in the US for less than 5 years.
    Jul 30, 2021 0
  • LSC Communications / Mgmt
    apparch

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    apparch
    Technically H1b folks pay more taxes than US citizens. And f1 visa students do not owe any taxes.
    Jul 30, 2021 6
    • Uber
      🥷 bjorn

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      🥷 bjorn
      Aren’t you contradicting your own statement ?

      You said h1 pay higher, I asked how ?
      Walmart made a comment, I clarified.
      Jul 30, 2021
    • LSC Communications / Mgmt
      apparch

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      apparch
      Read between the lines! And you will know what i mean by pay higher 😊...anyways...cheers to weekend! 🤘
      Jul 30, 2021