Working in Canada as LLC?

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zhaba1
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Working in Canada as LLC?

Post by zhaba1 »

I'm a US citizen residing in USA. I have done some temporary work (less than 183 days) in Canada. I stayed there for about 3 months. I was paid by the Canadian company directly to my single-member LLC.

What type of taxes do I need to pay in Canada?

My theory is that I only need to file a NR Individual return.

Please help!

Thanks!
nelsona
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Post by nelsona »

No taxes are due in Canada, since by treaty you did not have a permanent establishment in canada.

You would only need to file in canada to get any taxes withheld from your payments refunded to you.

Otherwise you do not need to file.
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zhaba1
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Post by zhaba1 »

[quote="nelsona"]No taxes are due in Canada, since by treaty you did not have a permanent establishment in canada.

You would only need to file in canada to get any taxes withheld from your payments refunded to you.

Otherwise you do not need to file.[/quote]

Thanks so much for your reply. Will the fact that I was doing this work physically in Canada alter the answer?
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Post by nelsona »

My assumption WAS that you would be doing this work in canada, since you said this in the original post.
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