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by Moving2Canada
Tue Aug 16, 2016 4:15 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US Service firm charge GST/HST for Ontario clients?
Replies: 3
Views: 2424

Thank you. I don't see any exemptions but it looks like it comes down to whether we are 'carrying on a business in Canada', which raises a whole new set of questions. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gl/p-051r2/p-051r2-e.html#P413_41376 They provide various examples of firms that are or are not 'carry...
by Moving2Canada
Tue Aug 16, 2016 3:14 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US Service firm charge GST/HST for Ontario clients?
Replies: 3
Views: 2424

US Service firm charge GST/HST for Ontario clients?

Hi, I need to know if as a US based LLC with clients in Ontario, do we charge for GST/HST? Presumably, we then need to pay the Government by filing a Canadian tax return and paying or is there some sort of GST/HST exemption? Looking on the CRA website I can see a witholding tax exemption but the GST...
by Moving2Canada
Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: CDN shareholder of US company
Replies: 1
Views: 1602

CDN shareholder of US company

I am considering a move back to Canada from the US but would continue to employed by a US firm. If I were a non-majority shareholder (~40%), Is it better to continue as an employee/owner or to set up as a contractor and perform work as a contractor and, in addition, pay capital gains as an owner?
by Moving2Canada
Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:11 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Paying both full Canadian tax and U.S. tax at same time?
Replies: 8
Views: 4749

Tax implications on US employer for paying CDN contractor?

If the employee were to become a contractor, living in Canada, what are the tax/reporting requirements on the US employer? Do they simply pay full compensation to a US bank account but withhold nothing? As a contractor living in Canada, does it matter where the work is conducted? Is it better to com...
by Moving2Canada
Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:02 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Working virtually for a US company
Replies: 6
Views: 3349

Would it be better to commute to US?

Are there advantages as i) a US employee or ii) a CDN contractor or commuting to the US from Canada?

How does this change the obligations on the US employer reporting?