e3geek

Hello,

So I am moving from Australia to Chicago next month and to be on top of things I am compiling a list of everything that can be tax deductible. So far I have the following in my list:

- Air fare
- Lawyer fee to process my wife's visa
- Lodging expenses while I have sold everything

I am not shipping anything. Can I deduct application fee on a rental apartment?

Pulaski

A visa.

e3geek

Anyone else who can add items to "tax deduction on moving expenses" list...

Pulaski

There's not much point if you don't have a visa.

jeffreyhy

I don't understand how legal fees for your wife's visa can be tax-deductable. Nor do I understand how the costs other than legal fees for obtaining a visa can be tax deductable. But, I'm willing to be educated.

Regards, JEff

Pulaski

I was making an oblique point that, based on the scattered posts the OP has made here on BE, he doesn't appear to have even started a visa process much less have a visa, and yet he seems to think he'll be arriving in the US next month to start work. So all this planning is, at best, extremely premature.

HartleyHare

Well, if he's really interested he can google the IRS publications on moving expense deductions

e3geek

May be I got my current list of deductible items from the IRS already ...

HartleyHare

Fine, but you didn't say that in your opening post!

Giantaxe

So what more information are you expecting to get

AdobePinon

Or maybe not.