https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/social-security-amp-medicare-taxes-for-f1-opt-filing-as-resident/01/380009#M47747 <P>I am on H1b visa and my wife is on F1 visa working on OPT. As she is on OPT she was exempted from paying social security &amp; medicare taxes. So if we file tax return jointly as resident, do we need to pay those taxes back? Please suggest<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:46:55 GMT chandra-ava 2019-06-04T00:46:55Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/social-security-amp-medicare-taxes-for-f1-opt-filing-as-resident/01/380009#M47747 <P>I am on H1b visa and my wife is on F1 visa working on OPT. As she is on OPT she was exempted from paying social security &amp; medicare taxes. So if we file tax return jointly as resident, do we need to pay those taxes back? Please suggest<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:46:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/social-security-amp-medicare-taxes-for-f1-opt-filing-as-resident/01/380009#M47747 chandra-ava 2019-06-04T00:46:55Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-the-requirement-for-paying-social-security-and-medica/01/380010#M47748 <P>No.</P><P>The requirement for paying Social Security and Medicare taxes is based on if she meets the tests to be a Resident on her own.&nbsp; Elections to treat her as a Resident (such as the one required to file Jointly) do not make her an <B>actual</B> Resident yet, so she is not subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes.<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:46:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-the-requirement-for-paying-social-security-and-medica/01/380010#M47748 TaxGuyBill 2019-06-04T00:46:57Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/does-turbo-tax-automatically-take-care-of-this-turbo-tax/01/380012#M47749 Does Turbo Tax automatically take care of this? Turbo Tax never inquired about my Wife's status. It dosn't know if she's on F1/OPT. <BR />Also, What should be the enrollment status for my wife who moved from F1 to F-1 OPT in April 2017. a) A full time student; b) half time student; or c) Less than half-time student? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:46:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/does-turbo-tax-automatically-take-care-of-this-turbo-tax/01/380012#M47749 avik-juneja 2019-06-04T00:46:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-turbotax-does-not-do-anything-in-regards-to-any-resid/01/380015#M47750 No, TurboTax does not do anything in regards to any residency issues, which is why I usually recommend a tax professional.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, in regards to paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, that is something the employer does, not TurboTax.<BR /><BR />For what purpose are you asking about being a student?&nbsp;&nbsp;The college makes the determination for what is called "full-time", but for tax purposes, the student usually must be a student for parts of at least 5 months to be called a full-time student.&nbsp;&nbsp;If your wife was only in school for parts of 4 months, she probably would not qualify as a student. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:47:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-turbotax-does-not-do-anything-in-regards-to-any-resid/01/380015#M47750 TaxGuyBill 2019-06-04T00:47:00Z