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While RRSP tax deferral does not need IRS's approval, it is upto the taxpayer who wants to make such an election. The so-called IRS approval is a reqeust for time extension for those who failed to make a timely election. This is commonly refered as 9100 relief. In practice, taxpayers often just do t...

yes, finally IRS is listening to Nelsona who has been saying "no tax issue, just back files"

it is practice of your obligation. so if you have done one year, you can do the following years easily.

the first year is very important as it is your template, all the error/mistake will be replicated

Does he need SSN or some kind tax number before he files ? If so, how could he get one without proof that he is indeed a US citizen ?

usually parents should register oversea new born through US embassy, that process will make it easy for citizen and gov to prove this fact of citizenship. i guess he does need to prove it (even if he is indeed a citizen but fail to prove the fact may still be possible). of course, IRS would have no ...

Here is the logic, You are US citizen, but you have to prove it. I guess your parent has never registered you through US conssolate at your birth. That is why you need to prove it now. So, you need to prove it first, then you back file your tax. No fault at all, if you never prove it --- IRS has to ...

i think it should be better explain as from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law Birth abroad to two United States citizens A child is automatically granted citizenship in the following cases: 1.Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth 2.The parents are ...

nelsona is right, because your US citizenship is by birth, it is not through your application to become US citizen. It has nothing to do with your US citizenship document. I would like to explore a bit more here. Say if your parents are also citizen through their parents by birth. You may not be a U...

bord crossing might be a different story, we can use passport card (no place for stamp anyway), but when enter US via airport, they ask passport, this is a different situation.

by the way, everytime when I come back to US, they always ask where I have been visiting

when you enter US with your US passort after visiting Canada with your Canadian passort, your US passport would have no record of entry to a foregin country. I just wonder how would you tell US Immigration and Customs service when you enter this country ? There is no any foregin country visiting rec...

I do not know what kind company your RRSP is in. Mine are with TD bank. It is okay to keep RRSP but not to switch funds once becoming a US resident (such as using a US address) although I wish I were forced to close it long time ago.

I heard a story somewhere on web, a British (US born) went to Mexico via Florida (USA), he used his British passport to enter US, but was rejected into US by US Immigration because they saw his birth place is USA -- assuming he is a US citizen and has to use US passport into US. This tell me that if...

totally agree with nelsona,

reporting is the key.. if you report, but you forgot to pay tax -- and it is no crime. if you don't report, even if you pay foregin tax (higher than US), it is a crime.

just make sure report --- all kinds forms...

i guess you need do it as "noise relinquishing" not as "quiet relinquishing".

(analogy noise disclosure/quiet disclosure)