TN- Canada TAX

[TN2]

Hi,all:

I'm new to this forum. I learned a lot from your posting. It's helpful.

I have similar questions need inputs.

The senario is:

1. I got offer from the States.
2. I'll start my work Jan. 2006.
3. My wife will go with me. That's whole family in Canada.
4. She is a housewife. We're Canadian citizens.
5. We have no property in Canada. I'm renting.
6. I have a car, RRSP, share of stock, membership of PEO
7. I have credit cards, GIC, driver licence.

My questions are:

a. What's the procedures to get TN visa?

b. What kind of visa my wife should have?

c. Will she get SSN from the States as well? She has no plan to work in the States.

d. What would be the best preparation in Canada, I mean what I'm allowed to keep, for the situation like me to be a non-resident for income tax purpose?

e.What kind of forms I should file in Canada?

I'm flexible as long as I don't have to pay double tax in Canada & the States.

I apologize if I do interrupt your conversation. I thank you in advance if you can give some inputs.





<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by nelsona</i>

If you want to have a portion of your income to be for 2004, then you will have to get your company to issue you a W-2 to that end, and I'm not sure that tehy can really, since they didn't pay you in 2004.

In any event, I doubt they will do this, and it may not be to your advantage anyways, since (a) you will be late in paying your 2004 US taxes, since none was withheld for 2004, you will be penalized, (b) your would also be responsible for the SS/Medicare tax that was not withheld for 2004, and (c) will also have to add this back to your Cdn tax return for 2004, probably subject that completed return to further scrutiny, taxes, and interest.

Your company should have been paying you from day one anyways, so the fact that they didn't co-operate with you back then, likely means that they won't co-operate now either.

Just move on. Accept this income as being in 2005; it will not mean paying anymore taxes.

Your wife will be issued an ITIN when you submit your 2005 tax return along with W-7 request.

I am unclear what you mean by the Nov dec tax credit, but, in any event I wouldn't worry about it.

<i>nelsona non grata... and non pro</i>
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

[TN Holder]

think thats the best way, thanks

Who will issue ITIN for my wife, and what is the sequence?

I am just repeating my unanswered questions, thanks

Is this the correct process map of getting ITIN for my wife?

1- I file tax as single
2- submit to IRS
3- get my tax return paper with my wife ITIN on it?

General Question:
I was traveling back to Canada every week (to my home), can I deduct this from US tax or Canadian tax?

[nelsona]

AS I said earlier, "your wife will be issued an ITIN when you submit your 2005 tax return along with a W-7 request."

The ITIN will be issued by the IRS. They will issue it because you will include her on your tax return. You are not allowed to file as a single person, since you are married. You will file a joint return with your wife.

The IRS, unlike Canada, does not send a report back to us about our taxes. Usually we hear nothing (unless we have made an error on our forms). They cash the check or deposit money in outr account, and that is it. You will simply get a sheet with her ITIN on it.

The money you spent every week travelling is not deductible unless you were working on 1099 instead of W-2.

<i>nelsona non grata... and non pro</i>