Dual Citizen living in US - Made interest on CDN bank account

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musca001
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Dual Citizen living in US - Made interest on CDN bank account

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Hi,

I'm a dual citizen living in the US. My tax reporting in the US is very straightforward (ie regular job, etc etc).

I purchased a condo in Canada a long time ago (which hasn't been built yet) and moved some of the money to a CDN bank account which made interest while the builder is dragging his feet building the thing (believe or not it was supposed to be completed mid-2017). In hindsight I should have just kept the money in the US until it was built, but that is water under the bridge.

Now I'm in a position where I have to report the interest. Is this a complicated process? Does anyone know what forms to fill out? Any recommendations on minimizing the amount of tax I'm going to pay? If I have to go the accountant route I'm fine with that too. If you know of a good accountant in the Bay area please let me know.

Thank you,
Dan
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You report the interst on schedule B, you also report the existence in the account on FBAR.
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Thanks...but won't that result in dual-taxation? In other words US taxes me on the interest, and so does Canada? I guess that is my confusion. I thought there was some kind of tax treaty where you wouldn't be double-taxed? Don't I need to file something in Canada AND the US? If not, then I'll be a happy camper lol!
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What tax are you paying in Canada on bank interest? there should be none.
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But in general, any tax you pay in Canada on income that you report in US will be given as a tax credit on your US return. That's always how it works.
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Interesting. I was sure Canada wouldn’t turn a blind eye to taxable interest. Unless like you say I pay all the taxes in the US, and somehow the tax treaty takes care of the rest. I’ll look at schedule B as pointed out earlier and hopefully will get some guidance from there. Thanks again.
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Non residents of Canada do not pay Cdn tax on bank interest. It has been like that for many years now. It is not really a tax treaty issue. It applies to all non-residents of Canada. You must also inform your bank that you are US resident.

US residents pay US tax on worldwide interest, reported on Schedule B, and they report the existence of foreign accounts on schedule B, and FBAR.
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Don't forget to consider 8938 on your 1040 if you exceed the minimum threshold thru this and any other non-US specified assets.

RE: If you know of a good accountant in the Bay area please let me know.

Contact Wayne Baxter wbaxter@onecapital.com
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While Wayne isn't a CPA, he's networked with them, specializes in helping the 1,000,000 Canadians transplanted into California with cross-border financial needs and with dual license can manage your accounts on both sides of border
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Re: Dual Citizen living in US - Made interest on CDN bank account

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ND,

Thanks for the information. Looked at the form and geez....nothing is simple when it comes to taxes :(

Dan
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