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Sorry not sure how that glitched like that...

What are you amending - which form? My understanding is you can amend for the last 3 years which would include 2010, 2011 & 2012. How far back do you need to file and have you computed each year to see if anything is owning on a per year basis?

Actually that is 2010 2011 & 2012 because 2013 is not due quite yet... [quote="DonMurphyCanada"]What are you amending - which form? My understanding is you can refine for the last 3 years which would include 2011, 2012 & 2013. How far back do you need to file and have you computed ...

What are you amending - which form? My understanding is you can refine for the last 3 years which would include 2011, 2012 & 2013. How far back do you need to file and have you computed to see if anything is owning on a per year basis? Honestly I am not sure if any of this matters as I am not th...

OK, Is a PFIC filing required for this "CASH" RESP? I have to admit that I do not understand this market to market QIF stuff. I think I would also like to remain ignorant of the term Annuitant.... I found a few weeks ago that that because of a RESP that my wife and I own jointly (We SHOULD...

I see I may have been wrong about this. My situation is a RESP for $6000. I guess I will now be looking at PFIC now too.... [quote="DonMurphyCanada"]Sorry did not apply to me. Don [quote="sunnysga"]I am using TaxAct to prepare US return. I notice however, that you can only make 5...

Sorry did not apply to me.

Don

[quote="sunnysga"]I am using TaxAct to prepare US return. I notice however, that you can only make 5 copies of form 8621 (for PFICs) within the program. How did you work around that? Thank you.[/quote]

It looks to me like it exists for 2009 and 2010. My wife USC living in Canada) is back filing her taxes for the last 6 years. In all those years she "had no income" to report she thought. But as we have recently discovered Universal Child Care Benefit and RESP "income" (governmen...

Are US citizens living and working in Canada eligible for the 1040 Schedule "Making Work Pay Credit" This seems to indicate my wife who files a US tax return - married but filing separately is eligible: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Most-Workers-Need-to-File-Schedule-M;-Making-Work-Pay-Credit-Off...

SO given I have children who are US citizens for US income tax purposes when do I have to start filing a US tax return for them?

Are children under a certain age exempt?

Thanks

Hi MGeorge, You are correct. I posted my own answer to my question above. Look under Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) of the INA provided the U.S. ci...

Not sure this answers your question but employers in Canada to not issue W2's they issue something similar called T4's. [quote="FX004"]I work for a Canadian employer, but spent 221 days working in Michigan last year. My corporation did not withhold any taxes, or subsequently supply me with...

Yes I was looking at a printed form. I spoke to the helpline and the indicated this is most likely the CRA RN number (Business Number) [quote="rafa02"]If you open the options selection at box 35a, one option is Foreign, I believe "Foreign" is also acceptable to use for 35, as wel...

Thanks for the reply. Yes for US income tax filing for my kids. I have kids that were born in the US (US citizens) and kids that were born in Canada and have lived there their entire life. (I am a Canadian and my wife is born an raised in the US. We married at 25 had three kids then moved to Canada ...

Can someone direct me to a reference that explains when a person is subject to being a US citizen? One scenario is Canadian father and US mother have child while living in US and then move to Canada prior to 18th birthday. Is the child always considered a US citizen? Another scenario is Canadian fat...

Wife is USC living and employed by a Canadian Registered charity where she has signature authority on an account that needs to be disclosed in Part IV. What would the TIN number be in box 35 and the TIN type be in box 35a. The account in question is a checking account at a Canadian (BC) Credit Union...