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by mifter1989
Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:32 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there
Replies: 15
Views: 9679

Thanks nelsona, I appreciate all your help. I was not, of course, trying to ignore your advice, but rather had it in my mind that new year's day was Saturday and that markets were open all week... errgh... The orders were all filled, but not all of it has become available yet so I can't close the ...
by mifter1989
Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:47 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there
Replies: 15
Views: 9679

nelsona, you're not going to like this:

I sold my TFSA assets and non-registered CAD equity earlier this week, but with T+3 and the markets being closed for several days during this time of year, the sales won't be finalized until early January. ******. Very dumb planning on my part.


I WANTED my ...
by mifter1989
Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:36 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there
Replies: 15
Views: 9679

Thanks nelsona, I understand that my date of departure will be Jan 1 2016, and that I will file a single resident alien tax return in the US for 2016. And, in Canada, I will file as a non-resident. Will Canada *ask* me to file NR73, or will I voluntarily file that with my 2016 non-resident return ...
by mifter1989
Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there
Replies: 15
Views: 9679

I have read through many of the strings on the forum and they have indeed helped answer most of my questions. As you can probably tell, I am trying to make sure I understand this process (uncomplicated as it may be) as best as I possibly can to avoid making any errors on tax returns that will have ...
by mifter1989
Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:59 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there
Replies: 15
Views: 9679

Just to be clear, is my departure date the date that I get a work status VISA (H1B or TN) or is it the date that I transition to the OPT status on F1, since that is when I would be taking up full-time employment? According to the CRA website, it would seem to me that I would no longer be a resident ...
by mifter1989
Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:06 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there
Replies: 15
Views: 9679

Canadian finishing PhD in US and beginning work there

I am a Canadian citizen who did undergrad in Canada and is now finishing my PhD in the US. I have been on a F1 visa since Fall 2011, and I intend to graduate in Fall 2016, and I have taken a job at a major chemical company in the US, so I will transition to OPT EAD, and then enter the H1B visa ...