CDN TAXES help!

[KJ79 0]

So I am filing my CDN taxes for 2005... wondering if anyone has any advice on how to handle this. I became a US perm resident Dec 2 2005. My tax program is asking my province of residence Dec 31, 2005. (I used to live in Alberta).

I can put my mom's address (where I still receive a lot of provincial and government mail) ...or my new US address. I'm sure if I was savvy enough I would know the implications of this. In the future I would like to return to Canada with my spouse.

Does anyone know the advantages / disadvantages or tips on how to handle this? Sorry if this sounds confusing, I'm basically just looking for info on what other people did with their taxes...

[ceriserose 1]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1218

That thread has a lot of information for you.

In short, you left Canada and in terms of the US-Cdn tax treaty, unless you left vacant residential property you could return to, for 2005 you ceased being a resident of Canada for tax purposes. You would file 2005 taxes using Alberta forms and on the front page where it asks when you left the country, you put the day you entered the US.

The International Tax office phone number is 1-800-267-5177...they can tell you specifics, but a lot of what you need to know about is in the thread above.

edit: Oh, and I'm doing mine by hand this year as I understand the tax software is not exactly intuitive in this situation. Might end up being more of a hindrance than a help. So bear that in mind.

Edited February 16, 2006 by ceriserose