Been retired 7 years, exercised stock options and they withheld FICA & medicare; do I get a refund for these taxes?

[Hal_Al · Accepted solution]

No. Some exercised stock options are considered compensation and subject to FICA (social security and medicare tax).

See page 7 at http://www.taxwarriors.com/hs-fs/hub/127975/file-17012949-pdf/docs/rl31458.pdf

[bchostpatricia]

No, FICA & Medicare is your social security withholding - not federal income tax withholding. 

[TomYoung]

To clarify: Qualified stock options are not subject to FICA where Non-Qualified options are.  Presumably the options you exercised were Non-Qualified.

Tom Young