Hi David,
Further to this, can you explain how the wife would file her Canadian taxes?
Would she include her U.S. husband's income, even though he doesn't live
or work in Canada? I assume the U.S. husband doesn't have a SIN.
Secondly, what if the wife in Canada had no income, but was being supported
by the husband in the U.S.? Would she need to file a return in Canada at
all?
Thanks,
Fxxxxxx
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david ingram replies:
The wife would file her Canadian return showing herself as married. She
would report her husband's income on the line provided three or four inches
(to hell with centimetres) down on the right hand side.
Adding his income to hers means that she will likely "not" qualify for GST
tax credits even though the description of the line implies that filling it
in, does qualify the person for credits. (false advertising by the CRA.
The Canadian wife would not need to file a return unless her husband's
income was low enough that she would still qualify for GST or renter or
Sales Tax Credits.
Good Question
ingram
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>QUESTION:
>
>I am an American Citizen residing in USA. My wife is a Canadian residing
>and
>working in Canada, until she gets her green card. How do I file my taxes,
>Married-filing seperately? She will not be moving to the USA until she has
>her green card. Thank you for your response.
>
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>david ingram replies:
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>You are in luck. You can prepare a joint return with your wife and you
>will
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>Report her Canadian income on the return and exempt it by filling in form
>2555. Even though it suggests she should be a US citizen or already a
>green
>card holder, there is an exemption.
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