Discussion:Legal fees for visa
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| 11 February 2006 | |
| My client wants to deduct the legal and travel expenses he incurred to get his H1B visa. I don't think he can do it, but there is a possible argument that these were expenses necessary to generate taxable income. Does anyone know for sure? Has there been a court case on this?
Thanks, David | |
TaxResearcher (talk|edits) said: | 11 February 2006 |
| There was at least one Tax Court case that allowed the taxpayer to deduct the cost of a non-immigrant visa. | |
| 22 February 2007 | |
| An H1B visa is a type of nonimmigrant work visa, and I see no problem with the deduction. See Judith E. Stephenson Fast v. Commissioner, TC Memo 1998-272, wherein a visa to China was allowed as a travel expense. | |
| 22 February 2007 | |
| Thanks Riley, what about what follows then the green card?
Where would you put this, unreimbursed bus. empl. exps / moving exp....? / Job search? | |
| 22 February 2007 | |
| A green card is a permanent resident visa. I think it would be pushing it to say that is a business expense. | |
| 22 February 2007 | |
| I do agree, had to ask.
Must say it is great to have Riley here, the information resource, thanks again! | |
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