Irish students who participated in the J1 programme in the last four years are being urged to apply for up to $800 (€644) in tax refunds. Irish students who participated in the J1 programme in the last four years are being urged to apply for up to $800 (€644) in tax refunds. Irish J1 students could be owed tax refunds of up to €644Tax refund specialists Taxback.com said students who travelled to the United States in 2014 have just three weeks left to claim their refunds. The deadline is April 17, and the tax experts say 2018 could be the last year students claim the tax break due to changes introduced by President Trump last year. "This is likely to affect the thousands of Irish students who go to the US every summer to work.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 17:26 UTC