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A question for 8891 filing with 1040x:

Is it ok I just fill in name, social, address and leave the lines blank
and put "back filing form 8891" in Part III explanation part?

Thank you

#6 and 7 are about IRA and retirement plans:

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/art ... 49,00.html

I think you will be fine. i do not think they will charge you for not reporting RRSP. I did not know anything about 8891 and TD F 90 until several days ago. I asked my Canadian friends and they've never heard it either.

The 8891 was from 2008. I was told RRSP is no longer required to report in TD F90. But it does not hurt just reporting it in TD F 90.

Form 8891 is not handled by the group handles TD F90. I do not think you need to file TD F 90 for RRSP. I called 800-800-2877, option 2 and was told RRSP is not required to report in TD F 90 form. You can call to confirm.

Thanks for sharing the story. I only have recent statements. Can CRA provide a letter to you to prove that you have not cashed any RRSP?

sorry I did not write down the ID#. But the IRS person who answered my phone call sounds very knowledgeable and knew 8891 very well. I was finally transferred to her as nobody knew much about 8891. I know a couple of people who recently called IRS about 8891 and got same answers as I got. Maybe you ...

From the instrunction of form 8891:

[b]Form 8891 also can be used to make an election pursuant
to Article XVIII(7) of the U.S.-Canada income tax treaty to
defer U.S. income tax on income earned by an RRSP or an
RRIF that has been accrued, but not distributed. Taxpayers
who have not previously made ...

1. I called IRS at 1-800-829-1040 and asked about form 8891.
I was told as an owner of RRSP, I am the Annuitant. An Annuitant only files form 8891 when receiving a distribution. So there is no need for the annuitant to files 8891 when there is no distribution because of the automatic exemption ...