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sorry one more clarification please,

for the resp, given that it is in both our names, what portion of the trust does my wife treat as owning? (again I assume by your answer not 0%, but is it 50% or 100%?)

sorry for the repetition, just need a bit more clarification please.

for question 1, I understand we have to report the account on the FBAR (which we have already done), how much of the income do I say belongs to my wife? 0%, 50% or 100% (these seem to be the three logical choices?) It seems by ...

Any interest in starting a white house petition for:
1) simplification or elimination tax reporting for americans resident overseas
2) elimination of double taxation
3) elimination of the horrendous penalties for non-filing
4) creation of members of congress that americans resident overseas can ...

The response i got from the ministry of finance with respect to US filing issues was reassuring if for no other reason than it appears to put a saftey net under all dual-cdn-us citizens resident in canada in the event that the IRS decides to become too punative.

the two key quotes were ...

I am a Cdn Citizen, my Wife is Dual US-Cda and we are both resident in Canada. My wifes income is negligible (<$1k last year). Two questions:
1) we have a number of joint accounts (though I am rapidly closing them). Under CRA attribution rules i have to pay tax on 100% of the income in these ...