Canadian on TN visa working in both Canada & US. Taxes?

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Potanza
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Canadian on TN visa working in both Canada & US. Taxes?

Post by Potanza »

Hi, I'm a Canadian resident working with an Amarican consulting Company. I have a TN visa and I work in Canada and in the US always coming home for the weekends.

My employer withholds US taxes when i deliver work in the us and withholds canadian taxes when i'm in Canada.

As a Canadian resident can I ask my employer to only withholds taxes to canada no matter where I work? If so, based on which law or form?

If not, I guess i'll have file taxes in both countrues. Will I have to declare my total earnings in Canada because I'm a resident?
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Post by nelsona »

The employer is acting corectly.

You will pay US tax on your US income, and will report all world income on your Cdn return, getting credit for the US taxes.
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Potanza
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Post by Potanza »

Will I need to file an income tax return in the US?
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Post by JGCA »

Yes in order to get credit in Canada you must prove the tax you paid to the US by filing a 1040NR
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Post by nelsona »

When I say "You will pay US tax on your US income", that means filing a US return.
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