American wife in Abbotsford, BC,

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Subject: American wife in Abbotsford
Hello David.=20
I'm a new subscriber of your service to those with US/Canada tax =
questions. My wife of 25 years is a US citizen with Landed status in =
Canada. She has lived in Canada since we were married in 1978. We live =
in Abbotsford. She is concerned that she must file with IRS for her =
small yearly income she earns as a part-time pre-school teacher here. I =
told her that IRS would not come after her for back taxes for an average =
yearly income of $15,000. What is the truth here? If she does have to =
file what would be your charge for doing so?=20
Please advise us. Thank you.
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david ingram replies:
The truth is that if she comes to their attention, the IRS "will" come =
after your wife.  That is their mandate, job description,  reason to be, =
etc. Because you live in Abbotsford, I am willing to bet that your wife =
is in the US four or five times a month using her US citizenship =
everytime she crosses the border..
She should file back 6 years at least and include any year that you =
might have sold a house. You should b
Assuming that she has no mutual funds with capital gains and dividends, =
etc, our fee would likely be in the $700 range.  If she has a mutual =
fund or a Canadian RRSP, the fees would be higher because of the =
reporting rules for foreign bank (financial)  accounts and the new heavy =
duty rules "enforcement" for Canadian RRSP accounts. (goto www.centa.com =
and read the August 2003 newsletter for more details on this).  If there =
are Foreign accounts and mutual funds and RRSP accounts, you can double =
the quoted fee at least.
Your wife should take out her Canadian citizenship as well. She loses =
nothing and gains a lot.
Hope this helps.
David Ingram
David Ingram's US/Canada Services
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