stock option - none-resident
Moderator: Mark T Serbinski CA CPA
stock option - none-resident
Canadian non-resident, have been on TN at New Jersey for 3 years. Last week my previous canadian employer sent me a mail, basically it says my stock option will expire in one year. It wasn't an issue before, the stock price was so low that I was about to give it up. But the price went up a lot recently, if I exercise it now, I can make about CAD$3000. Just wondering what needs to be done on CAN/US tax. Thanks,
Since exercised stock options are treated as compensation in Canada, the exercise the ammount is less than C$10K, it benefits from treaty exemption for US residents.
You would file a non-resident return, report the income, and then deduct the ammount on line 256.
Any withheld tax would be refunded.
For US, treat like any other stock option.
You would file a non-resident return, report the income, and then deduct the ammount on line 256.
Any withheld tax would be refunded.
For US, treat like any other stock option.
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Stocks that you already have are only taxed in US anyways. You should have paid your departure tax on these already.
What we are atlking about here is option that have not yet been exercised.
If this applies to you, then the exercise, which is normally a taxable event in canada, is tax exempt in canada (if less than $10).
What we are atlking about here is option that have not yet been exercised.
If this applies to you, then the exercise, which is normally a taxable event in canada, is tax exempt in canada (if less than $10).
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