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by Westcon5
Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:58 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Wife Moved from Canada to US in 2011 - Tax Return Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 3342

I've entered her information in as MFS into H&R Block software and the end result is $0 being owed. No place while entering the information did it ask for her taxes paid. My question here is if the 2555 can be used since she lived in Canada for approximately 115 days before entering the US and t...
by Westcon5
Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Wife Moved from Canada to US in 2011 - Tax Return Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 3342

Thank you Nelsona for your quick reply. I am going to try it a few different ways to see what I come out with and then bite the bullet and pay someone to do it before the deadline if I can't figure it out. I have tried it MFS for her with both the 2555 and 1666 seperately, but it is still coming out...
by Westcon5
Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:25 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Wife Moved from Canada to US in 2011 - Tax Return Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 3342

Wife Moved from Canada to US in 2011 - Tax Return Questions

Hello. Last year we were able to not file a US tax return for my wife because she did not live in the US at any time during 2010. For 2011, she moved to the US in May when her green card was approved. However, she continued to work in Canada for the entirety of the year. Figuring out the taxes is a ...
by Westcon5
Thu May 05, 2011 8:46 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Non-Resident Spouse / US-Canadian Taxes
Replies: 6
Views: 4151

Thank you Nelsona. Our last hurdle is to figure out the 330 day rule for from 2555. My wife and I live just across the border from each other, so she generally comes down to our house in the US every weekend. She spent over 35 days in the US last year, a weekend at a time, plus a few extra days when...
by Westcon5
Tue May 03, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Non-Resident Spouse / US-Canadian Taxes
Replies: 6
Views: 4151

[quote="nelsona"]1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. Minor.[/quote] Thank you very much Nelsona for your time and reply. I forgot to mention that we did not file the return we had prepared, since I did not believe it was done correctly. I filed an extension to have some extra time. As a follow up to my que...
by Westcon5
Tue May 03, 2011 1:48 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Non-Resident Spouse / US-Canadian Taxes
Replies: 6
Views: 4151

Non-Resident Spouse / US-Canadian Taxes

Good evening. I've done some searching through this great website, but haven't really found any specific answers to the questions that I have. So, here is our situation/questions: I am the US citizen, my wife is a Canadian, still living in Canada. She has her CR1 visa and will officially be entering...