Canadian Taxes

[dude9er 0]

Alright, so I worked in Canada in 2005 for about two weeks, brought in a HUGE $274.56. I'm thinking about filing my taxes in order to allow the Canadian goverment to know my current residency, however I am stuck on which forms to file and which schedules go with what. I figure that I am filing as a "deemed non-resident" as I still have a CAD bank account (so I could finish paying off my student loan, and i also have an RRSP, which i DID NOT contribute to in 2005). I have form T1 General 2005 (5013-R), but when asked to fill out Schedules, I have not been able to find them.

So can anyone lead me in the right direction? Should I even bother filing? We really aren't talking about a lot of money here, however they do not know my status. What's the best suggestion in this case? What have other's done to inform the government of their status change?

Thanks so much, only 6 days to go before my tax Deadline!!!!

BTW, my wife and I plan on moving back to canada in the next few years.

[zyggy 9]

Alright, so I worked in Canada in 2005 for about two weeks, brought in a HUGE $274.56. I'm thinking about filing my taxes in order to allow the Canadian goverment to know my current residency, however I am stuck on which forms to file and which schedules go with what. I figure that I am filing as a "deemed non-resident" as I still have a CAD bank account (so I could finish paying off my student loan, and i also have an RRSP, which i DID NOT contribute to in 2005). I have form T1 General 2005 (5013-R), but when asked to fill out Schedules, I have not been able to find them.

So can anyone lead me in the right direction? Should I even bother filing? We really aren't talking about a lot of money here, however they do not know my status. What's the best suggestion in this case? What have other's done to inform the government of their status change?

Thanks so much, only 6 days to go before my tax Deadline!!!!

BTW, my wife and I plan on moving back to canada in the next few years.

Did you file a leaving Canada return in 2004... if you didn't, you need to file for 2005 in order that you are classified as an emigrant.. You do this by placing the date that you left Canada on Page 1 of the T1 for the province that you lived in when you left Canada. You also have to file that return to the International Tax Services Office...

DId you get EI income during 2005.. if so you can file as a Partial Section 217 return..

Edited April 24, 2006 by zyggy