Reimbursing N400 fee

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laddoorao

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Like most employers sponser gc including attorney fees, I found out almost none seems to reimburse Citizenship fee, although it is a lot of money $675 :mad: If somebody managed to get it reimbursed or at least tax deductible please share your experiences.
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laddoorao said:
Like most employers sponser gc including attorney fees, I found out almost none seems to reimburse Citizenship fee, although it is a lot of money $675 :mad:
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You can keep working for them with your green card, so why should the employer reimburse the citizenship fees? Unless it is a type of job that requires citizenship or is otherwise hindered if you don't have citizenship, the employer doesn't benefit from you obtaining citizenship. Sponsoring the green card is different because without it you'd eventually have to stop working for the employer within a few months or years.
 
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Hmm, got a letter from my employer at the time that I would be "more valuable" for them, if I had the Natz.

I am pretty sure that flies just fine.
 
Maybe it should be part of stimulus package: reimbursement of naturalization fess for new US citizens who decide to relocate back to their home country to find work. :D
 
At this site: http://www.jamesdance.com/deductions.htm#Expenses You Cannot Deduct a tax CPA lists "Immigration visa expenses" as non-deductible. I know that citizenship is not a visa, but I can't see why it would be handled any differently. And the argument that being a citizen will help you get a job, or a better job, doesn't fly unless you need to be a citizen to start your own particular business. It would be like arguing that having a new suit would make you appear better at an interview therefore the suit must be tax deductible.
 
MartinAub said:
Hmm, got a letter from my employer at the time that I would be "more valuable" for them, if I had the Natz.
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Then the next question the IRS auditor will ask is what would make you more valuable ... what did you do for your employer after citizenship that was impossible or more difficult when you had a green card? They've already seen thousands of smart-aleck reasons people use to try to justify deductions; don't expect them to shut up and happily accept what you tell them. The auditor will bulldoze over you with weak evidence like that.
 
Because an immigrant visa is needed to get people in from abroad, N-400 is differently.

And I do have my own business, further, why wouldn't that argument (better job) doesn't fly? There are clear limitations when on GC.

Anyway, over all the $675 is peanuts on my tax return.
 
Jacko,

my former employer had Government contracts they couldn't use me on due to not being citizen. Plain and simple.
 
Because I didn't want him to, as much as I don't want him to pay for my health insurance or my computer equipment.
 
good conversation. My company also works on some government data where citizenship is must, although I donot work on those projects. So far I failed to convince HR that getting citizenship I will add value to the company as I can also contribute to those projects. These HR mgrs are stubborn :mad:
 
job search

Do these expenses fit under the tax category "job search'? I must get citizenship in order to look for governmental jobs...
 
If you feel comfortable deducting alcohol as a medical expense, then you shouldn't have any issues deducting naturalization fees as a business related or job search expense. :D
 
Bobsmyth said:
If you feel comfortable deducting alcohol as a medical expense, then you shouldn't have any issues deducting naturalization fees as a business related or job search expense. :D
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How about green card expenses? If company is not paying for the I-485 can you take it the tax return?
 
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