Can My Own Company Sponsor My H-1B? Tax and Employer-Control Checklist
Separate ownership, corporate governance, employer control, payroll, work authorization, and tax reporting before a founder considers an H-1B petition.
Read the guide →Immigration, Remote Work, and Cross-Border Family Taxes
Separate immigration status, work authorization, tax residency, entity ownership, family support, and state or foreign reporting into a documented plan.
Guides for specific decisions
Can a Company I Own Sponsor My Green Card?
Understand why employer sponsorship, ability to pay, job duties, ownership, control, recruitment, and immigration category must be reviewed together.
Read the guide →Spouse Visa From Abroad: Process, Financial Sponsorship, and Tax Records
Organize the I-130, National Visa Center, Affidavit of Support, income evidence, consular steps, and tax consequences when a spouse lives outside the United States.
Read the guide →Foreign Spouse Tax Filing: MFJ, MFS, ITIN, and Worldwide Income
Compare filing jointly, filing separately, possible head-of-household facts, ITIN requirements, foreign income, accounts, property, and treaty considerations.
Read the guide →When Your Spouse or Children Live Abroad: Dependents, Credits, and Evidence
Review relationship, residency, citizenship, support, Social Security numbers, custody, education, childcare, and credit-specific rules for family members outside the United States.
Read the guide →Working Remotely From Another U.S. State: Residency and Withholding Guide
Map domicile, workdays, employer withholding, state sourcing, credits, payroll registration, and business nexus when work crosses state lines.
Read the guide →Living Abroad for Six Months: U.S. Tax, State Residency, and Day Counts
Six months abroad does not automatically end U.S. filing or state residency; use citizenship, green-card, substantial-presence, domicile, and foreign-income tests together.
Read the guide →Foreign Earned Income Exclusion: 330-Day Tracker and Decision Guide
Track qualifying foreign days, tax home, earned income, housing, employer location, self-employment tax, and foreign tax credits before relying on the exclusion.
Read the guide →Substantial Presence Test and Visa Days: Evidence-First Guide
Calculate the three-year day-count formula, then test exempt-individual, closer-connection, dual-status, and treaty questions using the correct visa history.
Read the guide →Are Visa and Spouse-Sponsorship Costs Tax Deductible?
Analyze who paid, who benefits, business purpose, employee status, reimbursement, payroll reporting, and personal immigration costs before claiming or reimbursing an expense.
Read the guide →U.S. Company Hiring a Foreign Remote Contractor: Tax and Documentation
Coordinate service location, worker classification, Form W-8, withholding, permanent-establishment risk, state nexus, payment records, and foreign filings.
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