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I am assuming that they don't know. If it is against SEC regulations then they would like close the account rather than accept the W8BEN.

[quote="nelsona"]They know thta you are Cdn resident. Because 99.9% of brokers are not legal to deal with Cdn residents.[/quote] Do you mean they DON'T know I am a canadian resident. And by 'they' do you mean the broker or the IRS? What i want to avoid is the IRS expecting a return from me...

hello, I opened up a motif trading account in the US and I received a 1099DIV for $17 this year. They did not withhold any taxes.

Do I have a US filing requirement? Since the value is so small, does the IRS follow up and chase these type of issues?

thanks.

If you pay state taxes to California (not federal taxes), are the taxes paid eligible for a foreign Canadian tax credit?

I have read that there is no tax treaty between Canada CRA and California but does that matter?

Is the "filing deadline and payment deadline" the same date? I have read the US Tax Guide for Aliens (pub. 519) and it states, If you are not an employee who receives wages subject to U.S. income tax withholding, you must file by the 15th day of the 6th month after your tax year ends. For ...

Thank you for your response. I have two clarification questions. 1) What is the test to determine whether the US Corp is present in Canada? They have no permanent establishment but they would have 1-2 employees up here for less than maybe 80 days each. However the onsite canadian contractors would b...

I am a canadian citizen who has been working as an independent contractor for a US startup for a few years. We have a potentially large contract that would last a year however it is in Canada. So I am wondering which structure below would be most advantageous to reduce total taxes paid: a) USA Corp ...