| This country is said to be the land of many | | | | everyone in this situation goes through. |
| opportunities. That's why there are many foreign | | | | Perhaps if an instance of discrimination occurs during |
| workers in the country, which carries an H1B-visa. An | | | | negotiations these are isolated cases only. And largely |
| H1B is a type of non-immigrant visa that applies only in | | | | due to a personal agenda of people involve and not |
| the United States under the Immigration and Nationality | | | | integral to the IRS rules on tax debt relief. This fact |
| Act. Like the rest, taxes are collected from them, | | | | should be known loud and clear. |
| which make them eligible to claim for tax debt relief | | | | In the same way that the requirements to avail tax |
| when necessary. | | | | debt relief also applies. That is, any settlement, |
| Their living status in the country is not a hindrance for | | | | compromise, penalty abatement, etc. is also subject to |
| them to ask for tax relief from IRS. Largely, because | | | | a stringent process. And this involves legal |
| they are also taxed according to the general income | | | | proceedings, with a judge, IRS, and a tax lawyer |
| taxation laws, likewise, the same for all other taxes. | | | | representing the legal resident taxpayer. |
| These people are called legal aliens in the country, and | | | | IRS, likewise, considers the work contract of this |
| can stay for three years up to six years. While in the | | | | taxpayer, when determining for the period of payment |
| country, they can also avail certain government | | | | of any back taxes and/or penalties. This is now a |
| benefits and grants, like everyone else. | | | | limitation when stretching the payment duration, until a |
| Legal aliens have the same predicaments like every | | | | tax debt is fully cleared with IRS. While citizens may |
| citizen of this country, such as tax debts. That is if | | | | get years of payment duration, an H1-visa holder |
| years of stay in the merit's accumulation tax | | | | taxpayer may only have months. Yet, the fact remains |
| underpayments. If such is the case, the same right | | | | that a tax debt relief can be granted to him/her |
| applies to them to hire tax experts in helping them get | | | | despite their limited stay in the country. |
| a tax relief. Note that this is the usual process that | | | | |