J1 students leave €1m behind in unclaimed US taxes every year

IRISH students leave more than €1 million behind in unclaimed taxes in the US each year when they finish their working holidays.

Thousands of Irish students travel to the US each summer on J1 visas and are entitled to receive tax back on money earned.

Taxback.com reports that Irish students leave up to $1.6m (€1.1m) unclaimed in the US each year.