在美国如何退税？

想知道美国校园的真实生活吗？想深入了解在美国生活中的方方面面吗？ 了解别人的经历，是为了吸取经验，避免少走弯路。下面的这篇文章来自美中国际的学生Jerry Yang，目前就读于美国TOP50 Centre College 大二，jerry在美国打工时，遇到申请退税的问题，自己亲身经历了一次流程后，写下了这篇文章与各位准留学生和已经在美国留学可能会遇到退税问题的学生分享一下自己的经验。 不少同学都有在校打工的经历，不知道大家有没有注意到每个月的工资单上都会被扣一部分钱，被扣下的部分就是美国联邦政府，州政府，地方政府层层压榨的个人所得税。不过幸运的是，我们收入普遍不到征税的起点，所以每年都是可以申请退税的。能退多少的决定因素有收入，税率（每个州不一样），有时候我们交给学校的学费也能帮上忙。具体步骤请参考下文，但简单的说就是在网上填写一份报税表。前提是你在学校有正式的工作，不是临时打杂，工资当天结算那种的类型，雇佣单位（通常就是学校）发放的工资记录表W-2表，还有学杂费统计表1098T表。我上周末花了两个多小时，退回来了$700多税并得到了$1000块的学费奖励(American Opportunity Credit)，不过现在还没到账，我还在焦急的等待当中。好了，废话我就不多说了，大家仔细看下面的具体步骤吧。祝大家学习进步，退税成功。" Click "No" for this question 4、There will be several times when TurboTax asks you to upgrade to its basic/deluxe version, click "No Thanks" for them all. Otherwise, it will charge you extra.5、as you go through, turbo tax will ask you to enter your W-2 form info. In general you can find your W-2 form in your mailbox from your employer(your school HR office), but in case you lost it or you didn't receive one, contact your employer. TurboTax has pretty good description on how to fill it out. All you need to do is to follow the instruction. After you finish this, the Federal Refund and KY Refund monitor should be updated.There will be more information on income such as interest/tips unreported to your employer, Home or car do not usually apply to us so leave it blank.6、After you are "done with income", TurboTax will take you to "Dections & Credits". For the majority of us, the only dection would be on "Ecation". The other dections do not apply in our cases. In the "Ecation Expenses" section, filling your 1098-T information as instructed. 1098-T form should be in your mailbox along with your W-2 form. After this is done, the Federal Refund should increase. In most cases, you should have $1000 added to the federal refund. Sometimes you might have donated money and they are qualified for income dection, so don’t miss out on that one.7、When you get to the "Print & File" tab, choose to "E-file". The Federal E-file is free, but TurboTax will charge you $27.95 for the Kentucky E-file. If you get more than $27.95 for your state Refund, you can choose to "E-file my state return now". Otherwise, it is advisable to not file the state return. 8、In the next few steps, TurboTax will ask you how you want to get your money back. You can choose to direct deposit to your bank account, or to mail you a check. If you choose direct deposit, make sure you have your Routing number and Account number ready. If you are not sure what the numbers are, check with your bank 9、TurboTax will ask you for a e-filing PIN. To be safe, choose "I don't know either one so I'll get a new e-filing PIN from the IRS (Recommended)". Click on the "website" link, which will take you to the IRS website. On the right side of the page, click on "Electronic Filing Pin-Help". Fill in the information and your 5-digit e-filing PIN will be generated. Enter the number into TurboTax.