in Tax return,How to deduct the fee used for applying GC?

[Bill Yuan]

Hi,all,
in Tax return,How to deduct the fee used for applying GC?
Anyone here can tell me how to deduct the fee used for GC in my tax return?
I spended about 5000.00 totally to apply GC, can it be deducted from Tax return form?

Thanks

Bill

 

[kr111]

i dont think these fees are deductible ... what gave that idea?

 

 

[mysven]

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I think you can deduct it as part of your job search. Check with your accountant also?

 

[fresh]

You can take job search only if you are itemizing.....

GC expenses cannot be claimed.....

 

[Allah O Akbar]

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what on this earth you want to claim. Only expenses incidental to earn the income are eligible to be deducted.

 

[Hopeful0820]

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If you search tax related sites, you can see most CPAs believe it is OK to deduct employment based legal expenses as "legal expenses related to doing your job".

 

[Amar Madineni]

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You MAY be able to diduct this if you itemize your diductions. If you have bought a house, have two or three kids or have massive health related bills, you may find it advantageous to itemze your deductions. Otherwie it may not be worth it.

Amar