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by 2FarNorth
Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa
Replies: 10
Views: 3347

Re: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa

And then would I cross for meetings and site visits using my TN visa (as long as it is still valid) or would I need to cross for meetings using a B1? I had read that FAM makes it clear that B1 business visitors may not receive a salary or remuneration from an American source for services rendered in...
by 2FarNorth
Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:17 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa
Replies: 10
Views: 3347

Re: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa

That's what I thought - I'll be sure to tell them to give their head a shake! If I go to a independent contractor role with my firm, how complicated does the taxes get? Just trying to better understanding of the pros vs the cons with all of this.
by 2FarNorth
Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa
Replies: 10
Views: 3347

Re: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa

So now I am leaning towards the Independent Contractor route instead of trying to remain as an employee on my TN visa, as I've been told that as soon as I move back to Canada my TN Visa is no longer valid. If I need to cross the border for a meeting, etc. I will look into the B1 visa. I have a meeti...
by 2FarNorth
Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:48 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa
Replies: 10
Views: 3347

Re: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa

But doesn't the Tax Treaty between Canada and the US ensure that I am not taxed by each of the two countries on the same income in the same tax year? And isn't the purpose of submitting the W8-BEN to confirm that I am not a US resident, that I am not working in the US and that I will report my incom...
by 2FarNorth
Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa
Replies: 10
Views: 3347

Working remotely from Canada while on a TN Visa

Good morning - I’m a Canadian Citizen currently working on a TN-Visa in the US but planning to move back to Canada this fall as my wife is going back to school to get her Masters. In an ideal world, I’d like to stay on with my current employer as an employee and not a contractor but work remotely fr...