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Questions tagged [immigration]

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Does a Lawful Permanent Resident of the US have to pay a tax when buying real estate?

The Alleged Tax Two years ago, my wife (US Citizen) and I (Permanent Resident) bought and moved into a house in Colorado (Greeley, Weld County). At closing, we were just about to put both our names on the paperwork, when our realtor told us that "a…
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Immigration as a step to get financial stability

I posted this question and I learned it is extremely difficult to make a good amount of money while living in countries like Pakistan where 1 USD = 107 Rupees. I am 25 and a computer science engineer. In order to make a better living (six figure…
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Will a non-US citizen living and working in the US be eligible for stimulus check?

Please excuse me if this question doesn't fit very well here in this forum, but I don't know which SE would be more suitable for my question than Money.SE, so I decided to ask it here. My question basically needs a mixture of immigration and…
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Claim duty back on phone purchased via contract termination because moving overseas

6 months ago I signed up for a 24 month phone plan which included a phone at no additional cost. Today I am preparing to move from Australia to the UK for a new job and I will have to cancel my phone contract. The phone plan has no early…
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Is sublease income considered passive income and subject to tax reporting?

I am an F-1 student who subleased my apartment last summer while on OPT. I have read that F-1 students are allowed to receive limited passive income, but I am unsure whether income from subleasing is considered passive income, similar to rental…
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Am I allowed to accept payment to my US bank account, after leaving the US? (I was on F1 visa, I have no SSN)

Am I allowed to accept payment to my US bank account, after leaving the US? (I was on F1 visa, I have no SSN, I never worked in the US) I don't even know if I'm allowed to have a bank account after leaving the US. I don't have any ties to US…
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Tax questions from US citizen who repatriated midyear

I have a few questions related to what tax forms I need to complete based on my circumstances. I am a U.S. citizen. I lived/worked abroad for several years, up until summer 2017. In summer 2017, I repatriated to the U.S. for a job, and worked in…
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Consideration Checklist on Becoming Tax Resident in the USA

What things should be considered by an immigrant before deciding on whether to file taxes in the United States as a Nonresident Alien or a Resident Alien? The person making the decision does qualify to make the choice (L1-B Work Visa, been in the…
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Queries about transferring money from India to USA when immigrating

We are immigrating to the USA in a few months. I need to transfer the sales proceeds of my Indian property to the USA, some months after immigrating. I also have a healthy mutual fund portfolio, in India, that I intent to maintain as is. I plan to…
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An a person without a US citizenship, do I always pay a capital gains tax according to the laws of the country I made the gains in?

I lived in Germany my whole life. I don't have a US citizenship. I invested in S&P 500 via the American "Interactive Brokers" for the last 4 years. Now I want to move to New Zealand. I want to understand if I can sell my stocks there, will I need to…
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UK tax implications on money in home country

my situation is as follows. I have been living and earning in the UK for 3 years. I have savings and investments in my home country that I wish to liquidate and pull to the UK, as I am looking to purchase a property. The money I wish to pull is…
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Leaving US temporarily to pursue a Ph.D. what to do with my assets?

I am currently on an H1b working as a software engineer in the US. I am applying to a lot of Ph.D. positions in Europe & Asia. I have about 350k USD in Index funds(100k+ profits) and 150k USD in my 401k. So together I have around half a million…
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I am on H-1B visa. Can I invest in a business run by my H4 wife?

I am on H-1B since October 2017. My wife is expecting her EAD in August 2018. Can I invest in a business run by her?
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Wife is a NRA on H-4 visa, no income. What are the IRS obligations?

I'm on an H-1B visa since November 2023 and stayed only 40 days in the US in that year and no time prior to that. My wife as well, but she is on a H-4 dependent visa with no income. Both of us are non-resident aliens (NRA) as we don't pass the…
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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 in Nevada for 2 years under a work permit, the…
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