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    Apr 14, 2006, 12:40 PM
    itemized tax deductions in OPT?
    Hi,

    My status for 2005 was:

    Jan 2005 - Sep 2005 = OPT (F-1 status)
    Oct 2005 - Dec 2005 = H1B

    Now my question is:

    1) Is there any itemized deductions I can put for my OPT period? Like - books, donations(made in India), travel, rent, food, etc. And if "NOT" then is there any other items I can put?

    As some of the tax consultants here have put all these items as itemized deductions for my friends who had the same status. But I don't know if it is legal or not.

    Please advice.

    Thanks,
    Sumit
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    Apr 14, 2006, 10:26 PM
    Sumit:

    The only way you can claim travel/rent/food is if you are on a job on a temporary (less than one year) location and you either are not reimbursed for these expenses OR are taxed on the reimbursements.

    Otherwise, such itemized deductions are illegal.
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