Filing Taxes Abroad?

[candyace 0]

Currently I am waiting for my AOS to be approved. Now that it's 2009 and tax time, am I allowed to file my taxes to get my tax return from Canada, even though I don't live there anymore, and even though I'm applying for my AOS? Does anyone know?

Hoping I can!

Candace

[payxibka 10,047]

yes

moving to Canada regional forum

Edited January 20, 2009 by payxibka

[Krikit 1,165]

You not only can, but you must!

[jhunjhun 7]

Currently I am waiting for my AOS to be approved. Now that it's 2009 and tax time, am I allowed to file my taxes to get my tax return from Canada, even though I don't live there anymore, and even though I'm applying for my AOS? Does anyone know?

Hoping I can!

Candace

The question to this is " yes"...if you had income in Canada for some part of the year (2008) you must file your income tax return. I want to file my income tax return for 2008 this month but the problem is that I still need to wait until all my T4s will be mailed out to my address in Canada and my family will mail those T4s to me here in USA...it's quite a long wait actually.......

[Krikit 1,165]

The question to this is " yes"...if you had income in Canada for some part of the year (2008) you must file your income tax return. I want to file my income tax return for 2008 this month but the problem is that I still need to wait until all my T4s will be mailed out to my address in Canada and my family will mail those T4s to me here in USA...it's quite a long wait actually.......

It's an even longer wait for the return. We're all still waiting for the 2007's to be processed.

Edited January 20, 2009 by Krikit

[trailmix 77]

The question to this is " yes"...if you had income in Canada for some part of the year (2008) you must file your income tax return. I want to file my income tax return for 2008 this month but the problem is that I still need to wait until all my T4s will be mailed out to my address in Canada and my family will mail those T4s to me here in USA...it's quite a long wait actually.......

It's an even longer wait for the return. We're all still waiting for the 2007's to be processed.

Without having to go to the tax return thread, which I have perused briefly - why is it taking so long, is the general consensus that a part year return takes a longggggg time to process??

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I'll be filing mine for 2008 asap. I just have to remember to get my UI T4's (EI now??? ) and I'm away to the races. Thankfully I only have that as Canadian income for 2008 and then of course i'll file my US taxes once I get my W-2 from work here.

Don't know if anyone else had issues with the Canadian Government evaluating whether you are a factual resident or not during the first year - I had a few troubles when I mistakenly said my 'world income' was not taxed' and the Canadian government decided I was a Factual resident for the entire of 2007 (won't be aproblem this year).

It's funny because the US Gov had no problem understanding that my world income that year had already been taxed by Canada already so they waived it when we reported it on my husband's 2007 taxes....but my gawd - the Canadian Gov't gave me a major song and dance for no reason - I lived for 11 months out of 2007 in Canada, had worked and paid taxes as usual and they still couldn't understand it. I've ended up paying about $800 more then I ever have in taxes last year - so bizarre.

My words of wisdom - read the fine print and if you don't understand (or even think you do like I did) call the Tax Centre to get more info.

[Krikit 1,165]

Without having to go to the tax return thread, which I have perused briefly - why is it taking so long, is the general consensus that a part year return takes a longggggg time to process??

I haven't got a dickie bird. (Oh. Maybe that should be in the Come Again thread.)

I don't think that it has anything to do with a partial year because I have to file forever and ever, amen, due to a regular income I receive from there. I do, however, think that it's because we're non-residents.

Edited January 20, 2009 by Krikit

[zyggy 9]

I'll be filing mine for 2008 asap. I just have to remember to get my UI T4's (EI now??? ) and I'm away to the races. Thankfully I only have that as Canadian income for 2008 and then of course i'll file my US taxes once I get my W-2 from work here.

Don't know if anyone else had issues with the Canadian Government evaluating whether you are a factual resident or not during the first year - I had a few troubles when I mistakenly said my 'world income' was not taxed' and the Canadian government decided I was a Factual resident for the entire of 2007 (won't be aproblem this year).

It's funny because the US Gov had no problem understanding that my world income that year had already been taxed by Canada already so they waived it when we reported it on my husband's 2007 taxes....but my gawd - the Canadian Gov't gave me a major song and dance for no reason - I lived for 11 months out of 2007 in Canada, had worked and paid taxes as usual and they still couldn't understand it. I've ended up paying about $800 more then I ever have in taxes last year - so bizarre.

My words of wisdom - read the fine print and if you don't understand (or even think you do like I did) call the Tax Centre to get more info.

If you received the EI income while you were resident in the US, you do not include it on your leaving Canada return unless elect to file under Section 217.

[jhunjhun 7]

The question to this is " yes"...if you had income in Canada for some part of the year (2008) you must file your income tax return. I want to file my income tax return for 2008 this month but the problem is that I still need to wait until all my T4s will be mailed out to my address in Canada and my family will mail those T4s to me here in USA...it's quite a long wait actually.......

It's an even longer wait for the return. We're all still waiting for the 2007's to be processed.

Wait a second..this is interesting, even if you were a resident of that part of the year for income tax purposes, does it take that long to process compared to a non-resident filing for income tax return?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Non-resident returns are processed by the International Tax office in Ottawa and yes, they take an inordinate amount of time to process taxes - kind of like how VSC processes their applications compared to CSC. Always have.

Edited January 20, 2009 by Kathryn41

[Chica Yeyé 41]

So you guys all hate me because I got my return and everything a while ago???

[candyace 0]

Thank you everyone for your input!