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 & medicare taxes. So if we file tax return jointly as resident, do we need to pay those taxes back? Please suggest
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No.
The requirement for paying Social Security and Medicare taxes is based on if she meets the tests to be a Resident on her own. Elections to treat her as a Resident (such as the one required to file Jointly) do not make her an actual Resident yet, so she is not subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes.
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