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First just the US tax question - In the US when claiming dependents and you are filing separately can both parents declare all children? In Canada I think a dependent can only be on one return. Now when US citizens living in Canada file their 1040s do the dependent claims need to be the same between...

Should we file our 1040s as "Married filing jointly" or "Married filing separately"? My wife is an American and has been living in Canada for the last few years. I am Canadian. We've come to realize she should have been filing her 1040s and 1116es. Her income is small and there w...

Thank you Nelsona, that's reassuring to know.

I'd appreciate confirmation that the tax brackets for calculating federal and provincial taxes are NOT prorated when departing Canada to the U.S. Here is what I think: I've read T4056 and it explains which deductions are pro-rated and this makes sense to me. However, if I read it correctly, the tax ...