Foreign Housing Expenses

This is our main tax information forum which deals with topics concerning Canadians living and working in the U.S., U.S. citizens contemplating working in Canada, and all aspects of Canadian and U.S. income tax and related adminstrative issues.

Moderator: Mark T Serbinski CA CPA

Post Reply
Steve113
Posts: 2
Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 3:57 pm

Foreign Housing Expenses

Post by Steve113 »

My accountant's tax notebook has a "Foreign Housing Expenses" section. The information required is quite detailed and I am trying to figure out if any of this applies to me or if I can leave it all blank.

I am USC living in Canada working for a Canadian employer who doesn't reimburse my housing expenses or provide me with housing.

Does the "Foreign Housing Expenses" section apply to me?

Thanks in advance.
Top
nelsona
Posts: 18688
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:33 pm
Location: Nowhere, man

Post by nelsona »

Probably not. This is used in conjunction with Form 2555, to exclude your foreign income. You can read up on it if you wish on IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Internat ... -Deduction
After 20 years, I am severely cutting back on responses. Do not ask specifically for my help. There are a few others on this board that can answer most questions. All the best
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Canada / United States Tax & Accounting”