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Traety Article XXI(5): For the purposes of United States taxation, contributions by a citizen or resident of the United States to an organization which is resident in Canada, which is generally exempt from Canadian tax and which could qualify in the United States to receive deductible contributions ...

Yes. Generally donations upto 50% of the Cdn income reported can be deducted, in the year that they are made. Donations to Colleges which you or family have attended can be deducted regardless of Cdn income reported.

Such donations could impact foreign tax credit calculations.

... and those scum that are asking for ties are doing so -- not only on TN renewals -- but on regular re-entries on existing TNs.

Note that if using the 2555 method, you can only exclude wages, not any other Cdn income. Also, you cannot then take credit for Cdn taxes paid on your wages. You would get credit for taxes paid on other Cdn income you reported on your 1040 (cap gains, rent, etc). Don't forget, that as a departing Cd...

That is correct. most people who move to US mid-year, report all income, but then EXCLUDE the Cdn wages by Form 2555. I have described this elsewhere. You could have filed a "part-year" 1040 (which is in effect what you did), but on this you would not be allowed to take the standard deduct...

All your tax returns were filed incorrectly. If you left canada, you should have filed your returns with a departure date, leaving in june. This makes your US income non-reportable. Look at the "Emigrnats Guide" from CRA on how to file. In US, if you filed a 1040, this means reporting all ...

By the way, when the border a55holes are talking ties, they are referring to HOME, utilities, phone, etc, not bank and RRSP.

That is the statndard for admission on tourist status, which is not the same as for TN or TD.

If you have a TN, and your spouse has a TD, then she is perfectly entiltled to 'squat' wherever she wishes.

And there is absolutely no requirement to maintain ANY ties in canada while on TN.

you meant to say:

"[...] it _does_ mean that you could be force to report your income in both countries [...]"


Yeah, that's correct.

If you live in Canada, then you have reported your in come correctly to canada. You are supposed to get credit on your Cdn rteturn for taxes owed in US. Not with a form but on your return. For US, you should be filing a 1040NR. If you filed anything else, and did not include all your Cdn income,. yo...

Did I mention contacting a US immigration lawyer?

I think so....

You need a US immigration lawyer.

As I said in another post, fixing the toilet in your condo is one thing. Gutting a house and refurbishing it is another. This is work.

Obviously there is no visa for this work, otherwise 12,000,000 mexican day-labourers would have one.

I see you were thinking about immig issues too. You would be working in US. Also, you would have to maintain a Cdn home at all times. Even hiring mexicans is considered managing a business, which is not allowed as a tourist. So, at most, you would be visiting Dallas. you could hire a contractor to o...

Before addressing tax, you may have some immigration problems doing what you plan. You would, in essence, be working in the US, without a visa. Doing minor maintenance on a Florida condo is one thing. Becoming a contractor is another. Speak to a lawyer. At the very least you will have to maintain yo...

Now, if you were to marry, the CRA takes the position that the 3 months would certainly be a transitional period in which you BOTH clearly indicated your intent to leave canada and livein US legally. You would quite easily qualify for non-resident status in June (so long as you were taking the steps...