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by WhySoComplicated
Tue May 05, 2020 1:35 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: TFSA reporting for Canadian who moved to the US
Replies: 5
Views: 4501

TFSA reporting for Canadian who moved to the US

I moved to the US last year in March 2019. My wife and I still have our TFSA's open. When I looked up what we needed to do to file the 3520 and 3520a, I had read from some others that they applied for an EIN which they used to report their TFSAs. I've just received a letter from the IRS stating that...
by WhySoComplicated
Tue May 05, 2020 1:17 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: IRS asking for a Form 1041 incorrectly
Replies: 9
Views: 6763

Re: IRS asking for a Form 1041 incorrectly

CdnAmerican, did you end up filling out form 1041 or did you invent a new reference number as described by DrJFM? I'm in the same boat as you now where I filed for an EIN for my TFSA as I thought that was a requirement to fill out the 3520 and 3520a. I wish I understood that I could have just used a...