@fileyouself
(a) On the subject of charitable donations -- > whereas I was amiss in not mentioning that under certain circumstances, a US person ( citizen/ GreenCard/ Resident for Tax purposes ) can indeed deduct contributions to a Canadian organization, --- because I assumed that your Canadian contributions would be dealt with your Canadian filing, here is a paragraph from IRS pub 526:
"Canadian charities.
You may be able to deduct contributions to certain Canadian charitable organizations covered under an income tax treaty with Canada. To deduct your contribution to a Canadian charity, you must generally have
income from sources in Canada. See Pub. 597, Information on the United States–Canada Income Tax Treaty, for information on how to figure your deduction. "
Note the requirement for Canadian source income for recognition / deduction of contribution to Canadian charitable orgs.
(b) On deductibility of expenses related to your move from US to a new job in Canada. Under normal circumstances i.e. a US person moving abroad for reason of reassignment / job change etc. all un-reimbursed "move" expenses are deductible using the form 3903 ---- see this page -->>>
Moving expenses to and from the United States | Internal Revenue Service
However, I am not sure about the applicability of this when a "resident for tax purposes" / "GreenCard " holder is leaving US for good ( visa cancelled and/or abandoning PR ).
I need to research this aspect a bit and come back to you. My general feeling is that this is probably not deductible, but I do recognize that this is a legitimate expense to comply with a change / termination of visa status ( and beyond the control of the tax payer ).
While I am chasing this , is there more I can do for you ?
