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Right, but what if the employer is a startup or a smaller/mid size company with ZERO presence in Canada?

Its tough to get them to agree to pay through some third party - they'd rather find another employee who is a US citizen instead.

So just wanted to understand the specifics of how I could do ...

Hi wanted to ask if this is possible…

Plan:
- Work remotely for a US company
- Get TN-1 or H1B at the border and cross back to Canada
- Live in Toronto, Canada
- Give a US address (a friend’s) for the company’s W2/tax purposes
- Occasional travel 20% of the time to US/Canada/Europe locations

What ...

Okay,
1)You said.. " Follow the rules outlined in the Emigrants guide " - which guide are you referring to ?
2) How does one know which yields less tax ?

So you are saying even if I own bank accounts and a loan, I do not need to file taxes in Canada for 2016 as long as I have no further ...

Okay, so in summary:
1) File a normal Canadian return. I was a student until August 2015 - so only thing on the Canadian side would be $0 income and claim on my tuition fees. No RRSP or TFSA stuff either. Do I still need to file a 'departure' return as you state in one of the other threads?
2) File ...

Hi all,

Thank you for viewing this thread first of all.

I am a new resident of US, originally from Waterloo, Ontario. Looking for some help regarding tax filing for both US and Canada.

I started work around late September of last year with a US-based employer and am on my TN visa currently.

How ...