QUESTION:
Hello,
I was hoping you could answer a few questions for me.
I am a Canadian citizen. A will be starting an offsite
contract with a company in the U.S. Since this is a
software support contract, I will be logging on to
their systems remotely from my home in Canada. I
believe this would be still classified as performing
the work in Canada.
Is this correct?
Do I need to pay U.S taxes? If not,
which form do I need to give to the U.S company so that
they do not withhold U.S taxes? I believe it may be
form w8-ben. Is this correct or do I need to give them
a different form?
I look forward to your response.
Thanks for your time.
James
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david ingram replies:
You have no tax liability to the US. A W8-BEN would
work if they are concerned. In reality, they do not or
should not need any form from you although they might
be more comfortable with one on file.
You are simply self-employed in Canada and working in
Canada. Watch out about any trips to the US though.
Do not get caught doing a "little" programming in the
US when you just happen to be down there.
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