US, Quebec and Canada tax -

My_question_is: Applicable to both US and Canada
Subject:        US and Canada tax
Expert:         taxman at centa.com
Date:           Friday January 12, 2007
Time:           11:14 AM -0500
QUESTION:
Hello Experts,
I am Canadian citizen and hold US'PR. I returned Canada and had been working
for a Canadian from Jan 2004 to 1 May 2006. I have worked for US company
since 8 May 2006. My wife is Canadian citizen still have been lived in
Montreal.
I own a house and a town house for my parent stayed in Canada (no income).
What are my tax duties involves in US and Canada, and how much if you help
me to file those taxes?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
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david ingram replies:
If you have a US green (resident alien) card, you must file a US return for
every year you are alive and have income.
Therefore, you should have filed Quebec, Canadian and US returns for 2004
and 2005 while you were in Canada only. There would not likely have been any
US tax owing because of foreign tax credits.
You will obviously need to file the same returns plus (likely) a state
return for 2006.
If you intend to stay in Canada while working in the US, you will be a
deemed resident of Canada and must report the US income in Canada which will
likely generate some tax bill to Canada.
If you are intending to stay in the US now, you would not be taxable in
Canada on your US income but by being a non-resident of Canada, any increase
in value of your house while you are a non-resident becomes taxable to
Canada.
A sample price list follows:
Phone consultations are $400 for 15 minutes to 50 minutes (professional
hour). Please note that GST is added if product remains in Canada or a phone
consultation is in Canada.
This is not intended to be definitive but in general I am quoting $800 to
$2,400 for a dual country tax return.
$800 would be one T4 slip one W2 slip one or two interest slips and you
lived in one country only - no self employment or rentals or capital gains -
you did not move into or out of the country in this year.
$1,000 would be the same with one rental
$1,200 would be the same with one business no rental
$1,200 would be the minimum with a move in or out of the country. These are
complicated because of the back and forth foreign tax credits. - The IRS
says a foreign tax credit takes 1 hour and 53 minutes.
$1,500 would be the minimum with a rental or two in the country you do not
live in or a rental and a business and foreign tax credits  no move in or
out
$2,400 would be all of the above and you moved in and out of the country.
This is just a guideline for US / Canadian returns
We will still prepare Canadian only (lives in Canada, no US connection
period) with two or three slips and no capital gains, etc. for $150.00 up.
With a Rental for $350
A Business for $350 - Rental and business likely $450
And an American only (lives in the US with no Canadian income or filing
period) with about the same things in the same range with a little bit more
if there is a state return.
Moving in or out of the country or part year earnings in the US will ALWAYS
be $800 and up.
TDF 90-22.1 forms are $50 for the first and $25.00 each after that when part
of a tax return.
8891 forms are generally $50.00 to $100.00 each.
18 RRSPs would be $900.00 - (maybe amalgamate a couple)
Capital gains *sales)  are likely $50.00 for the first and $20.00 each after
that.
Just a guideline not etched in stone.
David Ingram's US / Canada Services
US / Canada / Mexico tax, Immigration and working Visa Specialists
US / Canada Real Estate Specialists
My Home office is at:
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