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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:12 am
 


It took me a while to find these becuase they were well hiden on the Revenue Canada website.

Here's the deal, if you live abroad you can file for non-residencey status with Revenue Canada. Essentially, they make the the determination of your status for you after you submit the attached form.

In my situation, I do not live in Canada but I am employed and paid by a Canadian company. I now have my status and pay zero taxes. My pay is now 100% tax free.

After you fill out the form and send it in, you must submit a copy to your employer. Oh, and it's retroactive from when you first left Canada. I got a nice chucnk of back taxes given back to me becuase of this.

These may come in handy for other purposes as well. There are 3 different levels of status that you can fall under.

And no, you are not giving up citizenship or your passport. If you move back to Canada you just apply for residency again.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:23 am
 


That's interesting! Thanks for the info Bossdog!

I don't think it applies to me as I live in the UK, work in the UK and am employed by a UK govt. Hmmm..


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:32 am
 


Did I mention that this also affects customs and what you bring in to the country when you go home to visit ;)


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:41 am
 


I didn't even get stopped at Customs when we went back to Canada ha ha, they saw my passport and just waved me through.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:43 am
 


If you're only gone for a year, they may try and get you to pay certain parts of income tax, if you return and re establish your residency. However, once you've been gone for two years you can tell them (RevCan) to go screw themselves. Most anything you bring back can be claimed as household effects. We have to pay some Canadian taxes because we own properties and have investment income, but this is minor compared to what we would be paying were we residing in Canada. Here, because my wife and I are teaching, we pay 0% income tax.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:50 am
 


yeah, I've been here for three years now! and will be for hte foreseeable future as my husband's scottish lol


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:39 am
 


Hey dimoreien, I thought your hubby was a canuck like yerself.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:42 am
 


No no, he's Scottish, born & raised :D


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Hey everyone. Is anyone know what I need to obtain to work in US? I got a letter from employer. Is it enough? How does it work? Alex


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You're employer will have to sponsor you.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:42 pm
 


Hey Bossdog, I heard you need to cut all the ties with Canada (properties, bank accounts, driver's license, etc..) to become a tax non-resident. Is it true? Also, it only means you do not need to pay income tax in Canada. But you still need to pay it in the country you are working. Right? So how come you pay zero tax?


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:54 pm
 


bossdog bossdog:
It took me a while to find these becuase they were well hiden on the Revenue Canada website.

Here's the deal, if you live abroad you can file for non-residencey status with Revenue Canada. Essentially, they make the the determination of your status for you after you submit the attached form.

In my situation, I do not live in Canada but I am employed and paid by a Canadian company. I now have my status and pay zero taxes. My pay is now 100% tax free.

After you fill out the form and send it in, you must submit a copy to your employer. Oh, and it's retroactive from when you first left Canada. I got a nice chucnk of back taxes given back to me becuase of this.

These may come in handy for other purposes as well. There are 3 different levels of status that you can fall under.

And no, you are not giving up citizenship or your passport. If you move back to Canada you just apply for residency again.


yeah, I filled one of those 18 years ago when I left Canada.

Now I have an income tax refund waiting, and it's going to take 25 weeks to process because of the fact I filed an NR73 form.

btw, you didn't have to search to hard, just do a search on CKA :wink:

http://www.canadaka.net/modules.php?nam ... s&p=304164


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