1. How can I put her down as a resident of Ontario and then put the departure date at the same time? Is it possible to be a resident of Ontario on 12/31/2008 but put down a departure date of 12/7/08?
2. Do i just report only her income on the US taxes but not her taxes?
Thanks.
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- Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:53 pm
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
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- Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:35 am
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
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Thanks for the information. I have a couple follow-up questions: 1. In QuickTax, the only choices are Non-resident, Deemed Non-resident, Deemed resident. Which one do I choose? 2. Can you explain why her tax home is US? Her main income source was/is from Canada. She doesn't pay any taxes in the US. ...
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:50 pm
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
- Topic: Questions about Cross Border Taxes - First year
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Questions about Cross Border Taxes - First year
Well, here’s my situation:
I’m a US citizen and married my Canadian wife on 1/20/08.
She entered the US on 12/7/08 under a CR1 and lives in the US full time. She has her SSN now.
She works as a teacher in Windsor and continues to commute across the border to Windsor everyday for work.
So here are my questions:
US taxes:
1. I believe she can file with me as MFJ because she passes the Green card test. Is this correct?
2. I think I need to report all world-wide income and take the Foreign Earned Income exclusion. Is that correct?
3. How do I enter her T4 information in TurboTax?
4. How do I check whether it’s better to take the deduction or credit in TurboTax?
Can taxes:
1. What is my wife considered for tax purposes? Non-resident? Deemed resident? Deemed non-resident? She paid her rent up through the end of Dec 2008. I tried using all ways in QuickTax and I end up owing a lot when I choose Non-resident.
2. What is her tax home? Would it be Canada since she works there full time?
3. What is the “leaving Canada†tax form? How do I file it?
These are questions I have for now. I’m sure there will be additional ones later on. I’d rather not pay someone to do this for me, but I’m really struggling with all of this.
Thanks.
I’m a US citizen and married my Canadian wife on 1/20/08.
She entered the US on 12/7/08 under a CR1 and lives in the US full time. She has her SSN now.
She works as a teacher in Windsor and continues to commute across the border to Windsor everyday for work.
So here are my questions:
US taxes:
1. I believe she can file with me as MFJ because she passes the Green card test. Is this correct?
2. I think I need to report all world-wide income and take the Foreign Earned Income exclusion. Is that correct?
3. How do I enter her T4 information in TurboTax?
4. How do I check whether it’s better to take the deduction or credit in TurboTax?
Can taxes:
1. What is my wife considered for tax purposes? Non-resident? Deemed resident? Deemed non-resident? She paid her rent up through the end of Dec 2008. I tried using all ways in QuickTax and I end up owing a lot when I choose Non-resident.
2. What is her tax home? Would it be Canada since she works there full time?
3. What is the “leaving Canada†tax form? How do I file it?
These are questions I have for now. I’m sure there will be additional ones later on. I’d rather not pay someone to do this for me, but I’m really struggling with all of this.
Thanks.