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Hello,

Please if this topic has been addresses previously, kindly refer me to where i can get this info:

I worked in the states in 2016 as a TN holder and filed non-resident 1040NR (did not meet residency requirement in the U.S) and filed with CRA as resident (as I have a stronger ties in Canada i ...

Hi Nelsona,

I go to US to work and come home every other weekend, sometimes i work from home 1-2 days in two weeks and thats all.
The sole reason of been in the US is because of my job, i keep an apartment there where I stay when I go to the U.S and thats all

Hello Canada81,

Thats not the message from Nelsona and I did not work remotely for a Canadian company, my employer is based in the U.S.
I happened to leave my family in Canada and go to work in the states and come home weekly or as required, so this will leave me over 183 days in the U.S for the ...

Thank you and that was helpful, if I remembered correctly, I used a tax rate for married couple and was able to get some refund from IRS, just that I didn't see the XXV part but will watch out for this next year when i do my tax return with IRS but come to think of it, since Canada tax rate on ...

Hello Nelsona,

Thank you for your help on this, i really appreciate it.
So i went back and check my Canada return for 2016 (just because CRA is demanding W2 and 1040NR forms that I completed), there I noticed what you said, I was not able to use all the foreign tax credits (Federal tax withheld ...

Hello,
Please I have read most of your comments on this topic but still not cleared, please could you take time to explain this further...

"If the tax is too high in US such that you cannot use all of it as a credit in Canada, consider doing an article XXV 1040NR"

At what point does one knows or ...

Please correct me if I am wrong, I thought even staying more than 183 days in the U.S but strong ties in Canada i.e. family still living in Canada makes one a resident of Canada, so one should be able to use the 8833 form under the Canada - U.S treaty to file NR in the U.S and then only file as ...

Thank you for your response, then I would assume that these forms are to be filed ONLY when I meet the presence test - in the U.S more than 183 days and i still claim a closer connection to a country that has treaty agreement with United States.

Thanks

I would like to know when I should file any of these forms.
If I do not meet the presence test i.e. 31 days in the U.S or 183 days in one calendar year, 2016 for example OR neither am a Green card holder of U.S. Do I need to file any of these forms.
If No, when do someone need to complete 8833 or ...

Thank you- that was helpful.

Thank you so if I understand you correctly, I can add the federal taxes paid (minus the refund I received after 1040NR filing) to Medicare and Social security and that totals my foreign tax claim on Cdn return. See below

1) Medicare paid on W2 = A
2) Social security on W2 = B
3) Federal Tax ...

Thank you Nelsona for your response.
Well, on 1040NR, I did not claim Medicare and Social security as I was made to know this is my CPP and EI in Canada and wasn't supposed to be claimed on 1040NR.
I work in a state with no state taxes, so I filed 1040nr and got refund on the taxes I paid on income ...

Hello,

I just filed 1040NR, I would like to know what credits I can claim with CRA?
Can I claim Medicare and Social security as foreign tax paid, I know I can claim Federal taxes paid to the US government for Canada return.

Secondly, do I use the W2 result for my taxes as foreign tax paid or I ...