TN Status

[CDNRN]

I am sorry for the similar post to others, but I have been trying to figure my situation out through reading other posts but they all seem to have a different twist that makes it not applicable to me. Here is my situation.

I am a Canadian RN who work in Canada until Sept. 2012. I then moved to the US on a TN and started work there in Oct 2012 and am still employed there at this time.

I am single. I rented a house in Canada my lease ended and am now renting in the US. However my passport is linked to my parents address in Canada.

I have a Canadian RRSP and have maintained Canadian bank accounts in order to pay my student loans.

I am assuming since I worked in both Canada and the US I have to file in both places, but do I claim the income from the other country on both? What about next year when I work only in the US?

I really have no idea how to even approch this so any assistance would be greatly appriciated. Thanks!

[nelsona]

You are an Emigrant for Cdn tax purposes and should follow the "Emigrant" tax guide.

For US, you are a US tax resident. You have 3 options on how to file, I suggest you browse this site for first year options.

Your passport is not linked to any address. What you wrote in there is meaningless.