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Fantastic - that clarifies every question I had tax related!

Cheers,

c_farah

I can't seem to find the edit button - ignore my last message!

I read the newcomer guide and it confirms what you said (clearly I didn't remember too much from the FTC section)
So that being said, it seems I'll be filing a $0 return for her, w/o a SIN, just to get her in the system

Will still ...

I wasn't clear about one thing - she's not a resident yet. So no SIN number, no nothing.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I thought the "sojourning > 183 days" rule applied to worldwide income earned in the calendar year (I'm going back to my Canadian tax classes while a student)

I will definitely ...

To start, I've done some searches, but I'm not convinced I have all the answers I need, so I'm hoping somebody can spell it out for me.

My wife is a US citizen, and moved in June 2012 to live with me in Canada. All her income was earned in the US.
Since it's been more than 183 days, I know she has ...

In a nutshell, yes (although it will never be a 1:1 reduction of your taxes)

The US / Canada treaty does protect you from being double-taxed

I'm sure somebody will add more specifics to my post, but I can definitely tell you that if you're going to be a resident of Canada, you will be taxed on your [u]worldwide[/u] income. You file under both US and Canada, then taxes you pay in the US become a credit on your Canadian taxes.



I'm not ...

I'm definitely mixing something up
I forgot the dependent credit is called the "[i]equivalent to spouse[/i]" credit, so that applies if you don't have a spouse. My fault there.

I will keep looking, but T2209 is a start! Thanks!

Hi All,

I've done some reading throughout the forum regarding my subject (thank you to all who have put up valuable information), and now I want to ensure I have this right.
My story (in a nutshell) - My wife, US Citizen, left her job in the US and moved to Canada to be here with me. She will not ...