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by zad886
Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:00 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA
Replies: 157
Views: 214530

thank you so much for your response Diskdoctor! And to everyone who's contributed to this wonderful site...THANK YOU!!!
by zad886
Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:00 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA
Replies: 157
Views: 214530

Great job hapless!! I've been reading the instructions on form 3520/A and hoping I'd be able to figure things out on my own. I'm so happy you've done all these research and giving us the guidelines to easily fill out the form. Thank you so much!!! I do have a few questions...hoping someone would hav...
by zad886
Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:57 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: ESPP employee discount from unsold US stock
Replies: 0
Views: 2913

ESPP employee discount from unsold US stock

Hi, US Citizen and Canadian resident [employer is a wholly owned subsidiary of a US company] Based on what I've read so far, the employee discount portion of an ESPP is included in Canada as income and is taxable on the year it was exercised. What happens then when I sell the stock in the future? Wi...
by zad886
Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:34 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: ESPP employee discount – US Canada tax reporting
Replies: 0
Views: 3143

ESPP employee discount – US Canada tax reporting

Brief intro: I work for a Canadian company that is 100% owned subsidiary of a US company. I am a Canadian resident and a US Citizen. I’ve read that ESPP employee discount is treated as ordinary income and is included in box 1 of T4 which is taxable in the year that the stocks were purchased…even...
by zad886
Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:48 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US Citizen / Canadian PR working in Canada
Replies: 13
Views: 8308

[quote="nelsona"] Canada gives no tax credit for US-sourced investment income, except for upto 15% for dividends.[/quote] oh, so I should have claimed that credit for my US dividends, is this correct? which line in the Canadian tax form does it go to? I read the instructions on Form 1116, ...
by zad886
Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:40 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US Citizen / Canadian PR working in Canada
Replies: 13
Views: 8308

Thanks for all your replies...wow, there's been a lot going on in this thread...a lot of the terms are way over my head... :lol: [quote="nelsona"]You should be using Form 1116 either instaed of 2555 or in conjunction with 2555.[/quote] how do I use Form 1116? what should be reported on thi...
by zad886
Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:04 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US Citizen / Canadian PR working in Canada
Replies: 13
Views: 8308

US Citizen / Canadian PR working in Canada

Hi All, I am a US citizen and a Canadian resident working in Canada for a wholly owned subsidiary of a US company. Can someone help me figure out which forms I need and what I should do for next year’s tax return filing? I've tried doing my own returns for the past 2 years and always ended up owin...