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Hello! A Canadian PR searching for help in this area. I did try looking, yet did not yield any results with my concerns.
 

I filed taxes for 2021 last year informing CRA as a deemed non-resident. I’m super late in filing for 2022 and of course am now considered a non-resident. Do I just file a zero tax return as I didn’t reside a single day in 2022 in Canada? I do have secondary ties there as I have a bank account that I have active (to pay off my line of credit and credit card) as well as my SunLife account that holds my retirement and RRSP. 


I’m confused as to what to do and understand I’ll possibly be dinged with late filing penalty fees.

 

 

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On 5/16/2023 at 8:51 PM, TedsGirl said:

Hello! A Canadian PR searching for help in this area. I did try looking, yet did not yield any results with my concerns.
 

I filed taxes for 2021 last year informing CRA as a deemed non-resident. I’m super late in filing for 2022 and of course am now considered a non-resident. Do I just file a zero tax return as I didn’t reside a single day in 2022 in Canada? I do have secondary ties there as I have a bank account that I have active (to pay off my line of credit and credit card) as well as my SunLife account that holds my retirement and RRSP. 


I’m confused as to what to do and understand I’ll possibly be dinged with late filing penalty fees.

 

 

If you are a non-resident and don't have Canadian source income to declare, I don't believe there is a requirement to file. However, it may help your citizenship application if you do (if you have the requisite number of days physically in Canada to apply for Canadian citizenship that is). As a non-resident your US income is not reportable to the CRA.

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13 hours ago, Kai G. Llewellyn said:

If you are a non-resident and don't have Canadian source income to declare, I don't believe there is a requirement to file. However, it may help your citizenship application if you do (if you have the requisite number of days physically in Canada to apply for Canadian citizenship that is). As a non-resident your US income is not reportable to the CRA.

Thanks @Kai G. Llewellyn for your advice🙂

 

I was able to speak with an agent at CRA who informed me when I filed last year I should have included my emigration date. I mailed out a T1 adjustment for that reason. Like you stated, as a non-resident, I have no need to report or file my income to them. I was informed according to their records I was still a deemed resident.

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