Very often we are asked, why a person who is residing in U.S and is on an H1 or L1 visa, required to disclose his world wide income in his U.S Tax return.

Our first suggestion, please do not confuse your Immigration status with your Tax status. They are two independent bodies and have different set of rules. Having said that, let us brief you the U.S Tax requirement.

A resident alien’s income is generally subject to tax in the same manner as a U.S citizen. If you are a resident alien, you must report all interest, dividends, wages or other compensation for services, income from rental property or royalties and other types of income on your U.S tax return. You must report these amounts whether from sources within or outside  the United States.

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