Serbinski Accounting Firms

nelsona: Thank you.

nelsona: Thanks again. I only wish I came across your website on rrsp six years ago.

I have learned a lot from you but I think I need some more handholding as I don't want to mess up. I probably should not "abuse" you too much, so I think I should probably give Mr. Serbinski a call as suggested by ...

nelsona: Thanks. I guess the tax lawyer that I talked to may not be familar with this situation.

Since he said I can only amend past 3 years of return, do you think it is a better idea if I back amend from 2001 instead of 1998.

Thanks again for your help.

nelsona: Thanks for the comment.

I wonder if you can answer another one. I talked to a tax attornary about this and surprisingly he told me just wait until the 2005 tax return and file the form for 2005 alone. He said that I can only amend for three years (I need to go back to 1998) and it is not ...

I learned a lot reading this thread.

My situation: Became US resident in 1998 (first full year). Never realized that I have to explicitly use the tax treaty to tax defer the interests earned in RRSP.

From what I read here, I should do the following:
1) File a 1040X for each year from 1998 to 2003 ...

Sorry. I did not realize that question similar to mine has been answered under 8891. I will go read them now. If I have questions, I will post it there. Sorry again.

However, I am still interested whether anybody know a good tax consultant in the Detroit area.

Thank you.

I know this topics has been discussed before but the last thread seems to be 6 months ago so I thought I will ask again since the rules may have changed.

My situation: Became a us resident (income tax purpose) in 1998. I honestly did not know I have to make an explicit election to defer the ...