Are teachers sponsored on a J-1 exchange visitor visa tax-exempt?
All J-1 visaholders are exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes for at least the first year and first semester of the second year. Download p. 25 of IRS Publication 515 verifying that J-1 visaholders are exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes. If you see a pop-up window asking for a password, simply click on CANCEL. IRS TAX EXEMPTION / REFUND FORMS: 8233 8833 8843 8316 TAX instructions for UK Teachers: If you see a pop-up window asking for a password, simply click on CANCEL. Additional tax-exemption information is offered at the CHF fall orientation sessions for new J-1 exchange teachers. CHF does not guarantee tax advice, only directs educators toward publications and forms that may be helpful.
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- Are teachers sponsored on a J-1 exchange visitor visa tax-exempt?
