This Q&A has been very helpful. Thank you.
have a question related to this,
I am a F1 visa holder currently I am on my OPT. I worked as an Intern last year and I did not pay FICA from my internship paychecks. I got married in September 2022 so we were thinking of filling our tax jointly for 2022. Now I have two questions/concerns.
1. If we do submit jointly, I will be considered a residence for tax purposes. But I do not work with the same company I worked for in 2022 as an Intern. Based on the earlier conversation what I am getting is that we need to file FICA if we file tax jointly. That means I will have to fix at least 3/4 months of my tax payment for last year. How do I do that or how much does that matter. Do I need to fix that tax for 2022 to file Jointly?
2. I believe if I file my tax as Jointly, I will have to start paying FICA now right?
3. If I do not want to pay FICA for this year 2023, then should I avoid filling tax jointly?
