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Has anyone taken TAX deduction for the money paid for EAD and money paid to lawyer for that EAD.

I was reading IRS guidelines and it says you can deduct this money from your taxable income.
 
Originally posted by ghost-rider
Has anyone taken TAX deduction for the money paid for EAD and money paid to lawyer for that EAD.

I was reading IRS guidelines and it says you can deduct this money from your taxable income.
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If you itemize deductions then it might be possible to deduct EAD fees as job related expenses. Check with a good tax practitioner.
 
I called up IRS support line and the rep. who I talked to said I could, since an EAD is necessary to keep the job and falls under the category "legal expenses towards keeping the job".

However ,
1. You need to itemize your deduction instead of going with the standard deduction
2. You can only deduct the portion of the legal expense that is more than 2% of your adjusted Gross Income( Refer to Schedule-A lines 20-26).
 
Search the forum ... there was a discussion on this topic couple of months ago. INS fee is definite but Lawyer fee is a gray area.....
 
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