bine22,
Thank you so much for your speedy response and help, I really appreciate it. So it sounds like I do not need to report any Canadian sources of income to the IRS for the first 2 years.
One final question - Although I do not need to report Canadian sources of income to the IRS, surely I have to report Canadian taxable income to Canada, right? Since I just moved to USA a month ago, previously I was being paid a salary in Canada from January - August of 2017. So it sounds like I'll have to file two tax returns now? I.e. 1) My standard Canadian tax return on Canadian income that I've been filing for a few years, and 2) A US non-resident alien tax return to the IRS on US income.
I guess the main point that is emerging (and is what I originally wanted to know), is that for my first 2 years as a non-resident alien in USA, Canadian income is taxed by Canada and American income is taxed by America, right? There is no tax-related cross-talk between countries?
Thanks so much.
