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Did you catch the word "and". Rented a place AND stayed 31 days.
The big thing you have to fix is:
- Correct your 1040 for 2005. Its wrong.
- Correct your 2005 Cdn return to take credit for the US tax you paid on your US income (which you did and should report in canada up until may 2006). Forget about changing the departure date.
- File your 2006 Cdn return with may departure, and take credit for the US tax you calculate on your 2006 US return
-file your 2006 US 1040 which should be joint, reporting both your world's income, and excluding any of your apouse's Cdn wages.
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I am filing my 1040 MFJ. I had only US income and no Canadian income. My wife had canadian income till may 2006. Should I add my wife's canadian income in my 1040?
You MUST report he income, otherwise you cn't file jointly. That the definition of MFJ.
After 20 years, I am severely cutting back on responses. Do not ask specifically for my help. There are a few others on this board that can answer most questions. All the best