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I appreciate the help.

Thank you.

BTW CRA agents had no idea what to do in this case. I got transferred several times and they were not sure if i should add the amount to the income and deduct it or if i should report the income showed on the W2 They did mention the 401(k) but claimed its not similar... on one hand they claimed the ...

this actually works in our benefit
it seems to not raise her tax liability in Canada due to low income and daycare deductions
and i can deduct the medical expenses for the family from my income
So overall it lowers our taxes

My wife has a medical plan in the USA from her employer. The premium we pay is deducted from her pay check pre-tax. Her W2 income is reduced by the amount of the premium paid. She is a non resident in the USA When I file my/her taxes in Canada can I deduct the medical plan premium from the USA as a ...

Nelsona,
Can you please clarify what you mean by
"since she cannot meet the statndard of US tax residency on he J1 status,"

I thought that under J2 you are exempt from SPT for the first 2 years?
Is there something I am missing?


Thanks
--S

Interesting topic - does the non discrimination cover cdn residents filing a 104nr? We filed for the exemption (but itin app. as rejected) but never filed the tax credit as we thought it does not apply for non u.s children we had to re-apply for the itin but the taxes got processed without the exemp...

Both 1040Nr and W7 were sent together to Texas.
My wife claimed both me and the kids.
Is that what you mean by included?
Do i need to send all supporting docs notarized again or do they have them as well?

We will try again,
Thank you.

Hi, My wife and I are on J visa and have an SSN but in order to claim the kids as dependents my wife who filed a return completed the W-7 and sent all the notarized documents as needed. We received a rejection letter from IRS for both ITIN applications. The reason stated was that no return was filed...

Thank you.

Just to make sure i fully understood: The first two years on J Visa will classify me as a non resident of US. However the IRS link I attached claims that the capital gains rule is regardless of the SPT rules and exempt status. [[url]url]http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id...

Thank you so much for the clarification regarding capital gains.

Have a nice day!

Good Morning, I am a Canadian citizen on a J2 visa. I work and live in Canada and visit my wife (J1) and kids in the U.S during the weekends. I am exempt from the SPT for 2010 and 2011. I have been told that if one spends more than 183 days in the u.s in a certain year there is a 30% flat tax on [b]...