Tax on RRSP contribution
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Tax on RRSP contribution
Hello,
I received severance pay after I left Canada for my new job in the U.S. As an agreement with my previous employer, I put all the payment into RRSP so I was not taxed on this income in Canada. I will be taxed by IRS for this Canadian income, right?
Thanks!
I received severance pay after I left Canada for my new job in the U.S. As an agreement with my previous employer, I put all the payment into RRSP so I was not taxed on this income in Canada. I will be taxed by IRS for this Canadian income, right?
Thanks!
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This is considered pension income that was not taxed in Canada, so is not taxed in US either. It will be fully taxable in US only when you withdraw it, like in Canada.
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From a technical point of view, it is wages that were contributed to a pension, which is an allowable deduction from wage. You may wish to include a form 8833 explaining this, but not required.
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Thank you nelsona again for your help. I will include form 8833 to explain.
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It was my understanding that an an RRSP contribution is never deductible from US income taxes if the RRSP is an individual plan. XVIII (15) Is this wrong?
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What you say is true.
I guess my earlier comment " From a technical point of view, it is wages that were contributed to a pension, which is an allowable deduction from wage. You may wish to include a form 8833 explaining this, but not required." was misleading. That is the mechanics for reporting the income in Canada. It would not be considered an ordinary RRSP contribution in any event.
The severance is really pension income by IRS, and by rolling into an RRSP, it is not taxable in Canada, and thus not in US.
I guess my earlier comment " From a technical point of view, it is wages that were contributed to a pension, which is an allowable deduction from wage. You may wish to include a form 8833 explaining this, but not required." was misleading. That is the mechanics for reporting the income in Canada. It would not be considered an ordinary RRSP contribution in any event.
The severance is really pension income by IRS, and by rolling into an RRSP, it is not taxable in Canada, and thus not in US.
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"The severance is really pension income by IRS, and by rolling into an RRSP, it is not taxable in Canada, and thus not in US."
I signed an agreement with my previous Canadian employer to put this severance payment to RRSP. Will it work to submit this agreement to IRS?
I signed an agreement with my previous Canadian employer to put this severance payment to RRSP. Will it work to submit this agreement to IRS?
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Yes, it has nothing to do wit the agreement, it has to do wit the type of income and how it will be taxed in Canada (and this US).
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I will explain and see if IRS recognize it. Thanks!
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nelsona wrote:
> Yes, it has nothing to do wit the agreement, it has to do wit the type of
> income and how it will be taxed in Canada (and this US).
Should I report severance income on form 1040 or exclude it from 1040 then explain it on form 8833?
> Yes, it has nothing to do wit the agreement, it has to do wit the type of
> income and how it will be taxed in Canada (and this US).
Should I report severance income on form 1040 or exclude it from 1040 then explain it on form 8833?
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You report the gross pension on the pension line, and the taxable on the same line, presumambly zero, you can certainly include an 8833 to explain,
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Thanks so much for your help!
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nelsona wrote:
> You report the gross pension on the pension line, and the taxable on the
> same line, presumambly zero, you can certainly include an 8833 to explain,
nelsona,
I am using H&R block. I could't find the pension line. Did you mean box 12? then which code? Or it is in deduction or credit section?
> You report the gross pension on the pension line, and the taxable on the
> same line, presumambly zero, you can certainly include an 8833 to explain,
nelsona,
I am using H&R block. I could't find the pension line. Did you mean box 12? then which code? Or it is in deduction or credit section?
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or put gross pension on 4a and taxable amount on 4b after converting Canadian $ to US $?