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Can anyone help me out with the whole issue of taxes....

I moved to the US in May and have not had a job since I left Canada. So no real income here in the US. I did have an income prior to moving down here back in Canada. As I understand it, I have to pay taxes in both countries, correct? If that is case, as far as I understand it (at least according to the conversation I had with the IRS) I can declare to the US that I want to be considered a resident of the US for the full 2010 calender year, according to Publication 519 Pg. 9 "Choosing Resident Alien Status." found on the IRS website.

Is this the route I want to go? All of my income is from Canada, my spouse (the American citizen) had a a small amount of money earned this year in the US, and we wanted ideally to file jointly.

Okay, I think that's where I'm at, any advice, tips, websites would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Thanks in advance!

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Hi mitch.snyder,

I had the same questions earlier this week and posted a thread "Thread on VJ and IRS website didn't help"... Look it up it might be on the next page or something, and I got GREAT advise, and most of my questions were answered....

Just for your info though, if you're thinking of using turbotax, it wasn't as simple as I thought and it wasn't free either... If we had the chance to go back and do it again, I would have gone the good old pen and paper way, believe me!

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Been a fair # of canada tax threads, i'm sure if you play with the search feature, you will have some luck

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Can anyone help me out with the whole issue of taxes....

I moved to the US in May and have not had a job since I left Canada. So no real income here in the US. I did have an income prior to moving down here back in Canada. As I understand it, I have to pay taxes in both countries, correct? If that is case, as far as I understand it (at least according to the conversation I had with the IRS) I can declare to the US that I want to be considered a resident of the US for the full 2010 calender year, according to Publication 519 Pg. 9 "Choosing Resident Alien Status." found on the IRS website.

Is this the route I want to go? All of my income is from Canada, my spouse (the American citizen) had a a small amount of money earned this year in the US, and we wanted ideally to file jointly.

Okay, I think that's where I'm at, any advice, tips, websites would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Thanks in advance!

Follow the instructions in Publication 519, it explains how to file in a dual status year. You can use form 2555 to exempt any earned Canadian income and form 1116 to claim the foreign tax credit on any other income ( investment etc.)

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Follow the instructions in Publication 519, it explains how to file in a dual status year. You can use form 2555 to exempt any earned Canadian income and form 1116 to claim the foreign tax credit on any other income ( investment etc.)

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