Sarah

Hi,
I'm on an F-1 visa in my practicle training year. I'm working on a contract
basis though. My employer has offered to sponsor me for an H1B visa but the
costs are on me. My question is are the lawyer and processing fees for
getting an H1B visa tax deductible?

Thanks,
Sarah

Ingo Pakleppa - See Web Site For Email

No, legal fees are generally not tax deductable unless they are directly
connected to you earning money. Immigration matters are not directly
enough tied to your job, even if it's employment-based immigration.

If you can, negotiate to take a lower salary in return for the employer
paying the fees (just be sure the salary is still high enough to meet the
DOL prevailing wage).

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 05:47:29 -0400, Sarah wrote:

    > Hi,
    > I'm on an F-1 visa in my practicle training year. I'm working on a
    > contract basis though. My employer has offered to sponsor me for an H1B
    > visa but the costs are on me. My question is are the lawyer and
    > processing fees for getting an H1B visa tax deductible?
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Sarah

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"Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
    > No, legal fees are generally not tax deductable unless they are directly
    > connected to you earning money. Immigration matters are not directly
    > enough tied to your job, even if it's employment-based immigration.
    > If you can, negotiate to take a lower salary in return for the employer
    > paying the fees (just be sure the salary is still high enough to meet the
    > DOL prevailing wage).
    > On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 05:47:29 -0400, Sarah wrote:
    > > I'm on an F-1 visa in my practicle training year. I'm working on a
    > > contract basis though. My employer has offered to sponsor me for an H1B
    > > visa but the costs are on me. My question is are the lawyer and
    > > processing fees for getting an H1B visa tax deductible?

Also be aware that the law requires the employer to pay some
parts of the filing fees (though not the lawyer costs).

Maiquel Llacson²ºº³

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 05:47:29 -0400, "Sarah" <[email protected]>
wrote:
    > My employer has offered to sponsor me for an H1B visa but the
    > costs are on me.

The employer must pay the visa fees. Otherwise, they are doing
something illegal.