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Does one need to pay Tax on L1 visa when the salary of native country is still p
I am from India and have been in year for more than a year now on L1 visa with my company which has transferred me from India to USA. Am I supposed to pay tax for the income earned in US? I am presently paying tax on income earned in India?

Asked on 11/11/04, 4:35 pm

Walter LeVine Walter D. LeVine, Esq.

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US law requires that taxes be paid on US source income regardless of where you live or are a citizen. You have to pay US taxes on your US earnings.

Answered on 11/12/04, 11:06 am

Donald Field Donald L. Field, Jr., Attorney at Law

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SEE ALSO Publication 519 (2003), U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/index.html

THE SAME DOCUMENT IN PDF FORMAT

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf

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