I am a US citizen living in Canada, and recently married a Canadian. He has never lived or worked in the US, but has a good paying job in Canada. I am a US citizen on Social Security.
I understand there is a US/Canada treaty, does this mean that the US and Canadian revenue services to "talk to each other"?
If I file my taxes in Canada, do I still have to file my taxes in the US although I no longer live there? If so, should I file on my income alone or should I include my husband's although he has never lived or worked in the US, nor is he planning to? (The latter doesn't seem that fair to me).
2007-03-13 03:11:01 · 4 answers · asked by llexpat 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
And PLEASE, do not ask me to talk to a professional at this point, as I fear they may ask questions I feel uncomfortable answering until I know more. That's why I prefer to find out here first.
2007-03-13 03:13:32 · update #1
US citizens and residents are taxed on their world-wide income from all sources. Where you live does NOT matter.
In order to file a joint return with your husband he must agree to have his world-wide income taxed by the US. If he refuses, you cannot file a joint return and must file Married Filing Separately.
When living outside the US you may be eligible for some tax breaks. You may be able to exclude some or all of your foreign earned income from US taxes or you my be able to take a credit for foreign income taxes paid against your US tax liability.
Get a copy of IRS Pub 54. Here's a link: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf
2007-03-13 05:05:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live at now? If you dont live in the US anymore and your still collecting SS benefits I dont know honestly what would happen, if you lived outside of the country for longer than 6 months and were working then you wouldnt have to file taxes in the US. If you lived in Canada and were collecting benefits you would have to file US taxes, but you wouldnt have to put your husband down.
2007-03-13 10:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by irishfan15202 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you can file in the US as married separate and the IRS will have no right to his income earned in Canada
2007-03-13 12:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ovrtaxed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You file tax in the country you work in. Soverign treaty does not include cross-country taxation.
2007-03-13 10:15:20 · answer #4 · answered by SGElite 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋