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I did travel in many US cities during the course of the year. I was put up in hotels paid for by the company . Will the hotel costs also count as a taxable benefit ?

Also, if my company does not include the accommodation costs on the W2 , I do not have to report that to the CRA . Is that correct ?

I plan to keep my medical coverage in the US intact.

Will I get any tax credit in Canada for the amount I paid for private medical insurance in US ?

Will I also get any tax credit in Canada for the medicare and social security deductions in the US ?

I never knew going to work in the US for a few ...

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So at the end of the day, I get taxed at the same rate as in Canada, just that I pay part of that in the US and part in Canada. All because I have a home in which no one lives in Canada.

I also have lost my OHIP coverage and end up paying 2K annually for medical insurance in ...

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"living arrangements" in the US , I was living in an apartment provided by my company.

Can you please explain what CRA considers temporary housing ?

A person on TN status is a temporary legal resident , am I correct ?

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Yes, I was living and working in the US for all of 2012, except the 8 days ( 4 weekends) I traveled to Canada.

I have a US bank account (into which my pay comes in regularly), credit cards , state id card , health coverage documents)


My company will be transferring me to ...

Hello all, I am a Canadian working in the US on a TN . I was reading on the internet about the taxation laws and find that there is so much conflicting information out there.

I left Canada on December 30th 2011, started employment in US from Jan 1st 2012.

From Jan 1st 2012 to today, Dec 24th 2012 ...