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Thanks nelsona.

So to be clear -- I include will all of her wages on the 1040 as foreign income and I will use a 2555 to exempt her Canadian wages and a 1116 to take credit for Cdn taxes paid.

You mentioned that I should only exclude wages via 2555 for the portion that occurred while I met the PPT ...

Hi Nelsona -- Thanks again for your response. You have been very helpful.

I filed the 1040 for 2012 because I was unaware of the 1040NR at the time. And yes I did declare all my income.


I have a few more question here, any input is greatly appreciated.

- I moved here in May 2013. Do I need to ...

Forgot to answer this....

>> You left in 2012, didn't you?

2010-2012Q1 -(Single): Worked in the US
2012Q1-2013Q2-(Single) : Canada for Post Secondary Education
2013Q2 (Married): Spouse worked in Canada
2013Q2-2013end(Married): Worked in the US, spouse worked in Canada.

Nelsona -- Thanks for your time to provide a response and all the help available in this forum. Please see my answers below.

>>Why are you filing in Canada at all?
I thought I had to since my wife is living and working in Canada.

>> Did you file your departure return?
No I did not file a departure ...

I live and work in the US on a TN Visa. I got married in 2013, but my spouse is still living and working in Canada. Can you please assist with my inquiries below.

Self
- Work and live in the US (Resident Alien)
- < $100 Canadian income from a savings account
- $5K in Canadian RRSP

Spouse
- Works and lives in Canada


I am planning on doing the following for filing my 2013 taxes.

File a 1040 (Resident Alien) and 8891 for the $5K in my RRSP in Canada. (I filed as a resident alien for 2012 and pass the STP for 2013)

(1) Since my wife does not live in the US what do I use for my filing status? I was planning on filing as “Married filing separatelyâ€￾ but it asks for a SSN for my spouse. Since she lives in Canada she doesn’t have a SSN.

(2) I am planning on “filing married separatelyâ€￾ in the US and similarly in Canada. Is there any problems with this?

(3) Do I need to declare my income from my savings account on my US return? Or can I just declare that on my Canadian return?