¿Pagamos Impuestos Como Au Pairs?

SÍ.

Y más vale que le vean el lado positivo eeeeh.

Hola, estimados y estimadas. Me veo en la necesidad y obligación de hacer esta entrada para todos aquellos pequeños saltamontes que se hacen tantas preguntas acerca de los impuestos, mejor conocidos en los Estados Unidos de América como...

Correcto. Ahora, les compartiré lo que viene en mi cuenta de Au Pair USA, ¿de acuerdo? Está muy fácil porque todo viene en forma de pregunta y con respuestas sencillas, y comprensibles. No hay pierde.

DO I HAVE TO PAY U.S. TAXES ON MY WEEKLY STIPEND?

YES. AS A LEGAL WORKER IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY U.S. TAXES IF YOU MAKE MORE THAN $3,800 (FOR 2013) IN ONE CALENDAR YEAR. IF YOU MAKE LESS THAN THAT, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

IF I DID NOT MAKE MORE THAN $3,800 (2013) IN A TAX YEAR, DO I HAVE TO FILL OUT A FORM?

NO.

IF I WORK PART OF 2 DIFFERENT YEARS, DO I HAVE TO PAY TAXES FOR BOTH YEARS?

YES, IF YOU MADE MORE THAN $3,800 (2013) IN BOTH THE FIRST YEAR AN THE SECOND YEAR. IF YOUR AU PAIR PROGRAM BEGAN JULY 2012 AND ENDED JULY 2013, YOU WILL PAY 2012 TAXES IF YOU MAKE MOR ETHAN $3,800 BETWEEN JULY 2012 AND DECEMBER 31st, 2012. YOU WILL THEN PAY 2013 TAXES IF YOU MAKE MORE THAN $3,800 BETWEEN JANUARY 1st, 2013 AND JULY 2013.

IF I ALREADY RETURNED TO MY HOME COUNTRY, CAN I STILL PAY MY U.S. TAXES?

YES, AND THE PROCESS IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

WHAT TAX FORM DO I NEED TO FILL OUT?

YOU WILL NEED TO FILL OUT AND SUBMIT THE 1040 NR-EZ FORM.

WHERE DO I GET A TAX FORM?

AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, THE AU PAIR USA WEBSITE WILL PROVIDE LINKS AND BLOGS TO THESE FORMS. THESE FORMS ARE DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WEBSITE LOCATED HERE:

www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

YOU CAN ALSO PICK THESE FORMS UP TO ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE USA.

WHO DO I GIVE MY TAX FORM TO?

YOU WILL MAIL IT TO THE ADDRESS WRITTEN ON THE TAX FORM.

WHEN DO I NEED TO PAY MY TAXES?

YOU WILL NEED TO PAY YOUR TAXES BETWEEN JANUARY 1st AND APRIL 15th OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TAXES ON MONEY YOU MADE BETWEEN JULY 2011 WOULD NEED TO BE PAID BETWEEN JANUARY 1st AND APRIL 15th 2012.

HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO PAY IN TAXES?

THE AMOUNT OF TAXES IS DIFFERENT WITH EVERY AU PAIR AND IT DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU BEGAN WORKING AND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MADE. WHEN YOU ADD UPALL OF THE MONEY YOU MADE IN A CALENDAR YEAR, DO NOT FORGET TO SUBTRACT THE EXEMPTION ($3,800 IN 2013) TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH YOU OWE TAXES ON.

DO I NEED A W-2 FORM TO PAY MY TAXES?

NO.

CAN YOU HELP ME PAY MY TAXES? (CAN YOUR AU PAIR AGENCY HELP YOU PAY YOUR TAXES?)

INTEREXCHANGE IS NOT A LICENSED TAX PROFESSIONAL, SO WE ARE UNABLE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR TAX FORMS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IT IS RECOMMENDED YOU CONTACT A TAX PROFESSIONAL.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO NOT PAY MY TAXES?

IF YOU DO NOT PAY YOUR REQUIRED U.S. TAXES, YOU MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY IN RETURNING TO THE U.S. AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

IF I FORGOT TO PAY MY TAXES BY APRIL 15th, CAN I STILL PAY THEM?

YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL TAX ADVISOR TO HELP YOU WITH THIS QUESTION.

En pocas palabras, chavos y chavas, quítense de pedos y PÁGUENLOS. Yo no entiendo por qué hacen de los Taxes un big deal, digo, pagamos una nada a que si fuéramos ciudadanos. No pasa nada si en un cochinito meten de a $5 dólares, digo, yo haré eso, y si al final me sobra, QUÉ MEJOR?!! Véanlo como que lo están ahorrando, y métanle de a $10 o $20 o lo que no gastaron en la semana.

Yo siempre digo: SI QUEREMOS SER TRATADOS CON JUSTICIA Y CONFORME A LA LEY, DEMOSTREMOS QUE NOSOTROS HEMOS HECHO JUSTICIA Y HEMOS ACTUADO CONFORME A LA LEY. Y COMO TODOS DICEN: "EL QUE NADA DEBE, NADA TEME."

Espero que esta entrada haya aclarado un poco sus dudas, y mucha suerte a todas!!

Gracias por leer. Prometo seguir escribiendo :)