Questions tagged [h-1b-visa]
H-1B is a specific type of temporary, non-immigrant US visa for foreign workers.
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H1B visa: Do I have to pay taxes on equity encashed from a company based abroad?
I am an Indian citizen and have been working as a Research Scientist on an H1B (lottery exempt) visa at a US university since November 2023. Prior to this, I was on a J-1 visa (Research Scholar) at a ...
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FICA refund on H1B as a non-resident while performing work outside the US
My question is similar to the one here and concerns my 2022 US tax return: Federal income tax as nonresident alien working outside of USA remotely for US employer
For 2022, I filed as a non-resident (...
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Chose resident alien status instead of dual status?
I was hoping someone could bring some clarity on this. Here is my situation:
I have been in the US since 2019 and last year I submitted my taxes for 2022 as nonresident because I was under an F1 ...
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How do I determine the residence for tax treaty benefits on W8-BEN form?
I am an Indian citizen currently working as a researcher on an H1-B visa in the US. Prior to that (Jan 12,2023-October 31, 2023), I was a resident in Canada and will be considered a resident for tax ...
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Foreign student with unpaid taxes returning to the US - What are the risks?
In 2001 I was a foreign student from Haiti, I Studied in the States and my tuition was paid for by my grandfather, so I didn't apply for financial aid and no student loans.
After graduation I worked ...
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H1B & H4 Married Filling Jointly+ITIN with less than 183 days in Substantial Presence Test
I'm on H1B visa and my spouse is on H4 visa. We both came to US on Sep 2022 & We have been in USA for 113 days in 2022 and 0 days in 2021 & 2020. Can we file Married filing jointly as Resident ...
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How should I file my taxes when on a H4/H1B visa (details below)?
I'm on H1B visa and my spouse is on H4 visa. We've a daughter who is a US citizen. She's of age 2. For the tax year 2022, my spouse and my daughter were in my spouse's home country for the entirety of ...
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US tax 2021 for H1b and H4 visa holders- when to use 6013 h Election
I was on H1B and spouse on H4, have been filing US tax for 2015-2020 as married filing jointly and have been in US 365 days for all 5 years.
In 2021 - we stayed from Jan to April 2021 which is less ...
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FBAR filing for first time as H1B- need help on some queries
I am on h1b and have been working in US for more than a couple of years now. I came to know recently that FBAR is required to be filled. Subsequently, I started researching about it and trying to ...
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Can I invest in real estate through an LLC being on an H1B visa in the US?
I understand that I allowed to make passive income being on an visa and not be actively employed / working for another company. I am not trying to work for another company, but I just want to pool ...
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I am on H1B and My Ex-employer is sending me letters about money I OWE them
My employer is asking me to pay owed money back, which is around 25,000$. I was working for them for about 3 years on H1B visa. as per salary commission structure, I did not make enough money to ...
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Should I file as Resident or Non Resident for FY2020? I arrived in US in 2015 on F1 and switched to H1B in Oct 2020
I am a single individual who arrived in US in Aug 2015 on F1. I was on OPT until 30th Sept 2020 and then switched to H1B from 1st Oct 2020. After reading documents below, I gathered that since I have ...
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Can I file tax for both F1 and H-1B partially the first year?
Last year I started working at a company as F-1 OPT around Jul, and then I turned into H-1B on Oct. So, I have to file as a non-resident alien.
However, somehow the company withhold FICA tax from my ...
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Do I pay gift taxes in US, if I send money (>$15000) to my father in India?
I am in the US on F1 visa - OPT, I need to send money to pay off my student loan in India. I have already sent about $25000 to my dad, who has paid it to the bank for my student loan and I am planning ...
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Can I start a youtube channel and earn from ad-sense(if any) while being in US on F1 or H1 Visa?
I am currently working on F1 STEM OPT, and waiting on my H1B approval. I would like to start a YouTube channel to post tech videos, game play and some other content through different channels. This ...
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