We are happy to announce the launch of our new course: United Nations Tax Procedure for US Taxpayers on the CDOTS campus.
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05 February 2024
Please note that the in-person client service for the UN Income Tax unit will be CLOSED from February 26 to April 30, 2024. The tax unit will continue to support all clients through the online client service (Tax-Meet).
22 January 2024
- Report UN taxable earnings (total amount from Statement of Taxable Earnings) on Line 1a, page 1 of IRS Form 1040.
22 January 2024
We strongly encourage staff members to submit their 2023 tax claim as 1 PDF file, including all the UN forms as a file upload to the UN Tax Portal ‘taxportal.un.org’ in the following order. Should an error occur, contact the Portal Administrator at taxportal@un.org.
Please find the job aid on the website/iseek page on how to merge PDF files into 1 PDF file.
01 January 2023
Self-Employment Tax contains Social Security Tax and Medicare Tax. Employee’s portion of Social Security Tax for 2023 was 6.2%. The maximum wages and earnings subject to social security tax is $ 160,200 for 2023 and it increases to $ 168,600 for 2024.
01 December 2021
Deadlines for submission of requests for reimbursement of taxes
- Staff serving in the U.S. - 1 March
- Staff serving elsewhere - 1 April
Copies of tax returns and related United Nations forms must be received by the Income Tax Unit of the HQCSS/Department of Operational Support by the above dates.
02 September 2021
The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) tax payment service is provided free by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. After you've enrolled and received your credentials, you can pay any tax due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) using this system.
The Income Tax Unit can send your U.N. estimated tax advance payments via electronic funds transfer (EFT) to both IRS and NY State if you enroll yourself with the EFTPS.
01 September 2021
Please click here to view the Calculation of Taxable portion of Lump sum pension
22 January 2024
| Events | US Based Staff | Overseas Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 Advance of 2023 | 16 January 2024 | 16 January 2024 |
| Statement of Taxable Earnings (STE, equivalent to W2 or 1099) Will be distributed to all staff by email. |
31 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 |