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Well that's good news...Thanks!

Hi,

I will be working 6 months in US on TN Status (Family all coming and are Canadian citizens maintaining residence in Canada).

Does the health related cost above 3% of income that one can write-off on ones Canadian income tax return also apply to health costs incurred while in the US ( I guess ...

HI Nelson, thank your very much for your responses! You are definitely putting my mind at ease knowing that I may only have to file 1 document with the US federal government. Hopefully Pennsylvania is equally kind and doesn't make me do too much.

Take care,

Rick

I will be a visiting assistant professor in the US (so I suspect that means I'll be an employee), so they will be withholding tax from my paychecks, which I know I should be able to claim against my Canadian tax return (which I will report world income). My only issue is what I have to file with the ...

Hi nelsona, thank your for your quick response!

Here is the passage that worries me (from form 8840). The last two I will be able to do no problem, but if I stay the six months, I will violate the first and end up being residents of both countries for tax purposes and that sounds like a tax ...

Hi all,

I must admit that I am a bit overwhelmed. I am a Canadian citizen about to work in the US temporarily. As of right now, my contract is for 6 months (so I would exceed the 183 day magic number). My question is: would I save myself a massive headache by making my contract for 5 months instead ...