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by sitimundo
Sat May 09, 2020 1:21 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: 1040NR vs First Year choice vs Full year 1040
Replies: 16
Views: 7581

Re: 1040NR vs First Year choice vs Full year 1040

elgoog wrote: > Yeah, I was considering filing a full year 1040 due to the stimulus check > but since it's full year income (including income earned in Canada), it > might not be that useful. The standard deduction would have been nice but > the amount I would gain from claiming that deduction would...
by sitimundo
Mon May 04, 2020 2:46 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: 1040NR vs First Year choice vs Full year 1040
Replies: 16
Views: 7581

Re: 1040NR vs First Year choice vs Full year 1040

I am not the OP, but I generally understood from previous posts on this forum that basically any Canadian citizen moving to the US and working on TN (single or married, passing SPT or not passing SPT) could claim xxv(1) from the tax treaty and file a 1040 by filing an 88. This seems particularly adv...
by sitimundo
Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:25 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: 1040NR vs First Year choice vs Full year 1040
Replies: 16
Views: 7581

Re: 1040NR vs First Year choice vs Full year 1040

This response surprises me (though I admittedly not an expert). Doesn't filing the 1040 over 1040NR give significant benefits just through the standard deduction? For example, I am Canadian TN holder that moved to the USA and does not meet SPT in the first year, but the 1040 still seems to offer sig...