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Thanks for the advice, nelsona. I had employment income in 2013 that I earned even though I was a non-resident. My university employment continued for 6 months of 2013 but I was able to work from home (which was in the US). All this was disclosed, and the proper tax accounted for on the non-resident...

Hi nelsona,
Yes, I filed a departure return for 2012, and a non-resident return for 2013. So I was surprised to receive a request for a 2014 return. Does this strike you as just normal operating procedure for the CRA?

Hello, Today I received a request from the CRA to file a return for 2014. I'm surprised to receive it, because I was a non-resident of Canada for all of 2014, and did not receive any income from Canadian sources that year. I did have income in Canada in 2013 (even though I was a non-resident that ye...

Got it. I'm so grateful you pointed this out. I was being stupid in assuming I had to file a non-resident return.
Cheers.

Yes, I understood the part about the 217 return raising my tax rate, but that it would not apply to my US income. Therefore a 217 return isn't for me. I'm working on this myself, no advice from anyone this year. So the (wrong) idea to include my EI income on my Canadian return was entirely my own. C...

Thank You! Yes, I was receiving the EI as a parental leave benefit. They did withhold 25% tax. I was going to include the EI on my return anyway (and therefore pay a higher rate of tax on that amount). I assumed that was the right thing to do. THank you for saving me some cash! Yes, I was not going ...

Yes, I wasn't sure why you wrote that. My wife is a US resident and citizen with no ties to Canada. She's never lived in or earned income from Canada.

Hi Nelson. To answer your question: I was a professor in Canada, and moved to the US in November 2012. From then until June 2013 I kept getting paid, as I was still doing my research for the university, but had no teaching obligations and was not required to be in Canada at all. When I moved, I did ...

Thanks very much nelsona. To clarify: I did not live in Ontario at all in 2013. What I meant was that I was only physically present in Ontario for a few days (about 10) in 2013. So I will fill out a Canadian federal and Ontario return, to compute the taxes paid to each, and use the Ontario taxes to ...

I am a NY resident who earned employment income in 2013 in Canada (Ontario). However, I only lived in Ontario for a few days, and certainly don't pass any Canadian residency tests. My Ontario income was fully taxed in Canada and reported on a T4. I need to declare this Canadian income on my US feder...

Thanks nelsona. Very relieved to hear that!

Hi, I'm worried that I screwed something up big time. I emigrated from Canada to the US in November 2012 (became a US permanent resident at that time). I did not dispose of my non-registered investments in Canada at that time. They continue to be held in my trading account with TD Waterhouse. I am n...

Thanks again.

Thanks, that helps a lot. Just to clarify, I am receiving EI solely this year (i.e. in 2013). I did not receive any EI benefits in 2012, even though that is the year I departed Canada. So it seems that I will have tax payable to Canada for the 2013 tax year, but this will not show up on my departure...

Hello, This is my first time posting on this forum. Here is my situation. In November 2012 I became a US permanent resident and moved to the US to join my wife who lives and works here. I am a Canadian citizen and until last November I was living in Canada. Even though I now live in the US, I have k...