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FICA question
David -  I'm confused by this para. On your website: 
I'm a Canadian resident, employed in the US. 
My US employer wants to deduct FICA. 
  a.. Do I have to pay FICA or can this be exempted? 
  b.. If not, can I claim the FICA portion as a Canadian Foreign Tax Credit? 
  c.. If not, do I still have to pay Canadian SS tax  (which would mean paying social security tax twice and increasing my total tax bill by ~7% 
  d.. Are there benefits (short or long term) to paying Canadian SS tax? 
  Thanks. 
  DXXXXXXXXXXXX
In addition to enjoying unrestricted employment authorization, some alien commuters residing in Canada may avoid paying thousands of dollars in U.S. social security taxes by seeking coverage under the Canadian Pension Plan. Both Canada and the United States have social security systems that are supported through taxation and afford benefits to their respective residents. The U.S.- Canada Totalization Agreement rescues many people who are covered by the Canada Pension Plan from paying U.S. social security tax for work performed in the United States, although there is debate about whether the U.S. Medicare contribution must still be paid by these individuals. Unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Totalization Agreement may also benefit third country nationals who reside in Canada. 
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david ingram replies:
If you are transferred to the USA by your employer for less than five years, your "employer" (not you) can apply to the Social Security Administration to cover you for Canada Pension Plan on their Canadian payroll and exempt you from Social Security.  
Doing this is very beneficial for your employer because social security is approximately 15.3% up to $85,000 and 2.9% after $85,000.  So there is more than $11,000 US of payments on an income of $100,000.  The employer has to pay one/half or $5,500 or so.
Contrast that to the maximum of about $2,000 Canadian that they will have to pay for CPP.
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In "MY" opinion, you are always better having them (your employer) pay the FICA because the payout is also more from FICA than it is for CPP.
The good news is that for "you", you will not pay a penny more.  When we do the Canadian return, we claim the FICA and the Medicare AND the State and Federal Income taxes as a foreign tax credit on your Canadian Return.
In other words, you get credit for a bigger pension AND it does not cost you a cent more.  That is because you are living in Canada.  If you were living in the USA and NOT paying Canadian income tax, you would be paying less by paying your share of the CPP rather than the higher FICA.
However, if you were then to decide to stay in the starts, your retirement would be funded by less pension.
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