Non-resident CDN report foreign income?

blodwynn · Post by **blodwynn** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:15 pm

Hi,
I left Canada on June 4th, 2007 to work on a TN visa in the U.S. I consider myself a nonresident of Canada for all the reasons listed on CRA's site. I'm trying to complete my CDN tax return using Quicktax but they do not allow me to enter "departing resident' only 'resident' or 'non'. They ask me to enter a 'foreign slip' and 'world income'.

A. Which do I select? Resident or Nonresident or is there another way to select departing resident?
B. Do I enter my income and/or taxes paid from the U.S. anywhere at all on my return?
C. Is world income to be reported only if you are a resident of CDA? Should I fill this out?

Any help is much appreciated I've always had someone do my taxes for me and I'm totally lost.

thanks in advance

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:29 pm

You are a departing resident of the province you were last in. Read the emigrants guide from CRA.

All other aspects are purely mechanical.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:30 pm

You enter resident, with a departure date, and the s/w will figure rest tout.

blodwynn · Post by **blodwynn** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:09 pm

Thanks a million!

The info I found on this site was extremely helpful in getting my return complete.
As per your advice, I did find Ufile more helpful with my situation when it comes to filing as a departing resident.

dhirenasha · Post by **dhirenasha** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:49 am

Quicktax online version does not support the emigrant date entry, but Quick tax download version does support emigratn date entry. Well, the good news is you done with Ufile....