topic Can I deduct legal fees for my wife's green card? in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-i-deduct-legal-fees-for-my-wife-s-green-card/01/651511#M128095 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:51:49 GMT hewide01 2019-06-06T08:51:49Z Can I deduct legal fees for my wife's green card? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-i-deduct-legal-fees-for-my-wife-s-green-card/01/651511#M128095 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:51:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-i-deduct-legal-fees-for-my-wife-s-green-card/01/651511#M128095 hewide01 2019-06-06T08:51:49Z "you can take a deduction if you need an attorney's help... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/you-can-take-a-deduction-if-you-need-an-attorney-s-help/01/651517#M128099 "you can take a deduction if you need an attorney's help to make money you’ll have to pay tax on" &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="<A href="https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html&quot;&gt;https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html&lt;/a" target="_blank">https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html"&gt;https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html&lt;/a</A>&gt; Don't you think Legal fees for Green card (employment purposes) count as deductible expense under this definition. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:51:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/you-can-take-a-deduction-if-you-need-an-attorney-s-help/01/651517#M128099 kaushal-saxena17 2019-06-06T08:51:50Z No, immigration legal fees are not deductible.  To learn... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/no-immigration-legal-fees-are-not-deductible-to-learn/01/651524#M128103 <P>No, immigration legal fees are not deductible.&nbsp; To learn more on which legal fees are deductible please see <B>TurboTaxMargaretL</B> response below.</P><P> <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/6052051" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/6052051</A> <BR /> </P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:51:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/no-immigration-legal-fees-are-not-deductible-to-learn/01/651524#M128103 Melaine 2019-06-06T08:51:52Z "you can take a deduction if you need an attorney's help... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/you-can-take-a-deduction-if-you-need-an-attorney-s-help/01/651530#M128105 "you can take a deduction if you need an attorney's help to make money you’ll have to pay tax on" &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="<A href="https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html&quot;&gt;https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html&lt;/a" target="_blank">https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html"&gt;https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/taxation/tax-audits/are-attorneys-fees-tax-deductible.html&lt;/a</A>&gt; Don't you think Legal fees for Green card (employment purposes) count as deductible expense under this definition. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:51:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/you-can-take-a-deduction-if-you-need-an-attorney-s-help/01/651530#M128105 kaushal-saxena17 2019-06-06T08:51:53Z