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ITU In-person Client Service Closed for March and April
Please be advised that due to a high volume of tax claim submissions, all in‑person client services will be unavailable during the months of March and April. All other tax services will continue to operate as usual. For…
Tax Filing Requirements
We strongly encourage staff members to submit their tax claim as 1 PDF file, including all the UN forms as one file upload to the UN Tax Portal ‘ taxportal.un.org’ in the following order. Should an error occur, contact the…
Important Deadlines of 2026 (For 2025 Income tax Reimbursement)
Important Deadlines of 2026 (For 2025 Income tax Reimbursement) Events US Based Staff Overseas Staff Q4 Advance of 2025 15 January 2026 15 January 2026 Statement of Taxable Earnings (STE, equivalent to W2 or 1099) Will be…
Which Earnings Are Taxable?
The following types of payments made by the United Nations to staff members during the calendar year are included in the statement of taxable earnings for: Gross Salary – Before deduction of staff assessment. Overtime…
2025 and 2026 Self-Employment Tax
Self-Employment Tax contains Social Security Tax and Medicare Tax. Employee’s portion of Social Security Tax for 2025 was 6.2%. The maximum wages and earnings subject to social security tax is $176,100 for 2025 and it…
Tax Filing Tips
Report UN taxable earnings (the total amount from Statement of Taxable Earnings - STE) on Line 1a, page 1 of IRS Form 1040 as W-2 income. Calculate Social Security & Medicare Tax commonly known as Self Employment tax or SE…
In-Person Client Service Closed on 17th Dec and from 24th Dec 2025 to 02 Jan 2026
Please be informed that the in-person client services will not be available during the festive season on the 17th of December 2025 and from 24th December 2025 to 02 January 2026 Regular ITU in-person client services will…
Calculation of Taxable portion of Lump Sum Pension
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Reimbursement of taxes
Deadlines for submission of requests for reimbursement of taxes Staff serving in the U.S. - 1st working day of March Staff serving elsewhere - 1st working day of April Copies of tax returns and related United Nations forms…
Course: United Nations Tax Procedure for US Taxpayers
We are happy to announce the launch of our new course: United Nations Tax Procedure for US Taxpayers on the CDOTS campus. Learners can self-register the course using this online guide. CDOTS Campus: Sign-up and enroll in the…