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Yes, we're working on the visa situation. If I didn't file the 8840, what would be the consequences down the road? Would the IRS find out somehow that I had gone over the 183 for 2010? Are there any risks in filing it, such as they then know I exist, decide they don't agree that I have a closer ...

A question about the 8840 form. I've just realized that the time spent in the USA in 2009 (107 days, so 1/3 is 36 days) plus time spent in 2010 (165 days) puts me over the 183 day total. Should I be filling out the 8840 form for the 2010 tax year, even though the deadline (whatever it is) is likely ...

OK, I get it now, it's a tax credit. Thanks!! I'm glad for that, I really want to keep working in Canada. Pretty rare situation probably!

Thanks for the replies.

I still don't completely get it, and i read some other pages on the site since I last posted.

I understand the part that Canada will withhold my taxes at source when I earn them.

What I don't get is if I have an American green card, how I'm not expected to pay them in the ...

Yes, I'm an employee when I am working, with all taxes and other stuff withheld. It's a contract job; nothing regular, when I want work and they need an employee (they usually do) we set dates and they write a short-term contract.

So, they would always withhold taxes from me then, and from the ...

Thanks for the reply.

Why wouldn't I owe any taxes in the U.S. if I'm on a green card? They consider green card carriers to be residents, and indeed, I have to be there over 1/2 the year to keep the green card. Is there something in the tax treaty that makes me keep paying taxes in Canada (and ...

In the next year I will be marrying my American boyfriend and moving to the US. However, I plan to keep my Canadian job as it pays almost double what I would make in the US. It's a contract job so I would be in Canada around 3-4 months of the year working at this contract position.

How would my ...