I moved to the US last March on H1B. My wife and daughter are both H4. We both had income in Canada during the first 3 months of 2012, so I've filed non-resident returns to Canada. I'm now trying to get my US taxes done but am not sure how to handle my Canadian income. I went to a "tax expert" locally and he says I just leave the Canadian income out since I filed in Canada. This doesn't seem correct to me, but he is the expert (supposedly). Can anyone help shed some light on this for me?
Thanks.
First tax year in the USA
Moderator: Mark T Serbinski CA CPA
you file a full year joint 1040, reporting ALL income including Cdn, and then exempt your Cdn wages using 2555.
Your local yokel was wrong, and could have gotten you into big trouble.
Read other threads about foreign reporting and RRSP handling. You've been here over a year you should have found this forum sooner.
Your local yokel was wrong, and could have gotten you into big trouble.
Read other threads about foreign reporting and RRSP handling. You've been here over a year you should have found this forum sooner.
nelsona non grata. Non pro. Please Search previous posts, no situation is unique as you might think. Happy Browsing
Thanks again! So now I'm filling out the W-7 to get ITINs for my wife & kid. The IRS website says they now require "certified" copies of identification from the issuing agency. Is this for real? Do I really need to go to a Canadian consulate and get certified copies from them? It says alternately we can visit an IRS field office and present said identification, or mail it to them, but that would probably mean being without passports for a couple of months!
Am I missing something here??
Am I missing something here??
I ended up taking a trip down to the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center. They were able to process the ITIN apps for my wife & kid without sending their passports away.
I have to say, it was a rather entertaining experience -- really weird & obnoxious people, vagrants, illegal aliens and mentally ill abound.
I have to say, it was a rather entertaining experience -- really weird & obnoxious people, vagrants, illegal aliens and mentally ill abound.