Hello,
I permanently moved from the US to Canada on December 9, 2024. I am a Canadian citizen. While in the US, I was on an L1 visa.
After moving, I continued working for my US employer and did *not* have any Canadian employer income (that started on January 1). There was income tax withholding on my US income from the US company for this period of time.
I did not ever hear about this 1040-C filing that I was supposed to do before leaving the US. I will be filing a dual status return for 2024, with the portion up until December 9 being filed as a resident alien, and December 9 - 31 as a non-resident alien. I did not have any other sources of income (e.g. selling stocks) for the December 9 - 31 period.
Can someone advise me on
1) whether I need to return to the US to file the 1040-C? There is a clause that states that Canadians are exempt if they commute frequently to the US and their US income is subject to withholding, but I did not "commute frequently" to the US.
2) if my understanding of which forms I need to file is correct?
Thank you!
