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by BingoBango
Mon May 04, 2020 10:44 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Where to file my taxes first?
Replies: 11
Views: 5313

Re: Where to file my taxes first?

I figured it out. I was automatically getting a credit for the Canada Workers Benefit. I removed that and now I owe about $400 which sounds much more correct.
by BingoBango
Fri May 01, 2020 12:17 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Where to file my taxes first?
Replies: 11
Views: 5313

Re: Where to file my taxes first?

July - October I was living with my parents. What you are saying makes a lot of sense. Just to see how it would change things I set my residence date as Oct 1st. I set my foreign income before becoming a resident to 20k CAD and I set my self-employment income while being a resident of Canada to 6k C...
by BingoBango
Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:52 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Where to file my taxes first?
Replies: 11
Views: 5313

Re: Where to file my taxes first?

Why isn't my bookkeeping income earned in the US if my contract is based in the US and the payments go to my US bank account? What about gig work that I preformed in the US in September? It's more or less the same concept except I don't have to be physically present to do my bookkeeping work. So if ...
by BingoBango
Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:14 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Where to file my taxes first?
Replies: 11
Views: 5313

Re: Where to file my taxes first?

Well from the way I see it, all my income should be considered as foreign income in Canada since my business is in the US and my income is earned in the US. I've already prepared my US tax return but haven't submitted it. I used the amount of taxes I have to pay in the US to offset my tax liability ...
by BingoBango
Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Where to file my taxes first?
Replies: 11
Views: 5313

Where to file my taxes first?

Hi all, I am a US citizen that married a Canadian citizen and now I'm living in Montreal. I've applied for PR but that hasn't gone through yet so I'm technically still a visitor. For tax purposes, however, I've established substantial links so I'm considered a resident albeit not permanent. My work ...