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by cdude
Sun May 01, 2011 3:40 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Why can't I use all my US tax as a foreign tax credit?
Replies: 3
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Thanks for the response. I understand now what you say about marginal and effective rate and how T2209 is calculated. So it seems like I won't be able to use the entire foreign tax as a credit against my Can tax right? My Can marginal rate is not that high... about 32.5% (22% Fed + 10.5% Prov). And ...
by cdude
Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:37 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Why can't I use all my US tax as a foreign tax credit?
Replies: 3
Views: 3271

Why can't I use all my US tax as a foreign tax credit?

I'm completing my Canadian tax and I have a question about the foreign tax credit on US income. I worked the last few months of 2010 in the US and had about $14K in non-business income and $5K in total US tax. When I complete form T2209 it only allows me to use about $2200 as a foreign tax credit. O...