SSA-1042S - Non-resident alien filing requirement?

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mstevens
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SSA-1042S - Non-resident alien filing requirement?

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Does a non-resident alien (Canadian citizen) receiving social security benefits by virtue of their US citizen spouse have a 1040NR filing obligation to report their social security benefit? The social security has not had any tax withheld on it.

As far as I can tell, the answer is no when no tax is withheld. The answer would be yes if there was tax withheld and then the non-resident alien spouse would file a 1040NR with an 8833 to claim a refund back.
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Re: SSA-1042S - Non-resident alien filing requirement?

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Canadian residents, even US citizens, report there SSA benefits on their Cdn return only. So no need to file 1040NR for this. There should not be any tax withheld; if there is, contact SSA and rectify for future, and file 1040NR to get tax back.
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No need for 8833 either. 1040NR has enough room to explain why you shouldn't report, and IRS knows this rule.
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Re: SSA-1042S - Non-resident alien filing requirement?

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Thank you!
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