Non-Resident Taught Online in Canada

hascan · Post by **hascan** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:21 pm

Hello
I am a Canadian living and working in USA. Over the summer last year, I taught an online course for a Canadian university. I received my T-4 for the work that I have done and filed my Canadian taxes as a non-resident. I am going to get back the income taxes withheld.
Currently I am filing my federal (IRS) return. I entered line 14 of my T-4 as a foreign earned income after adjusting it using the average exchange rate for 2011. Also since I didn't leave the US to teach in Canada, I am not able to exclude this income using form 2055.
I wonder if I am doing everything right?

Thank you.

Stefan

JGCA · Post by **JGCA** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:06 pm

Form 2555 asks if you meet the eligibility requirements if you are in the US seems to me you do not then you have to use the form 1116 FTC

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:55 pm

Even if you had left US to teach this course, it would not have qualified for 2555 treatment, since you didn't move from US, which is the first criteria.

hascan · Post by **hascan** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:01 pm

Thank you guys. That makes me pay higher taxes to USA as it adds on top of my US salary.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:57 pm

Yes. That is how foreign income and tax credits are designed to work.