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Can I deduct legal fees I paid for an H1B visa? sean.kobayashi 03-18-2008
Posted by sean.kobayashi on March 18, 2008, 4:09 pm
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 In 2007 my employer sponsored me for an H1B visa. We made an agreement
that I would pay all of the lawyer fees (document prep and filing
fees) for filing the H1B visa with the immigration office. Am I able
to deduct the legal fees I paid? Where do I enter the deduction? On
Schedule A Employee Business Expenses Line 7 'Other' or Schedule A
Miscellaneous Expenses Line 17 'Certain attorney and accounting fees'?

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Posted by D. Stussy on March 19, 2008, 12:10 am
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> In 2007 my employer sponsored me for an H1B visa. We made an agreement
> that I would pay all of the lawyer fees (document prep and filing
> fees) for filing the H1B visa with the immigration office. Am I able
> to deduct the legal fees I paid? Where do I enter the deduction? On
> Schedule A Employee Business Expenses Line 7 'Other' or Schedule A
> Miscellaneous Expenses Line 17 'Certain attorney and accounting fees'?

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