:As long as you are attaching Form 8833 (Treaty -Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b)), you can add your RRSP contributions as a negative number as follow
The easiest way to report this income is to convert it to USD and then enter it as miscellaneous income under Federal taxes
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Under Wages & Income, Scroll down to Less Common Income, and the last item , Miscellaneous Income and click on start
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Scroll down to Other Reportable Income and click Start
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Enter your RRSP contributions as a negative number and enter a description
For Form 8833, you need to know the Article number of the treaty. Please see below:
Furthermore, Article 18, Paragraphs 8 through 14, provide for a Reciprocal Retirement Contribution Deduction. In other words, if an American contributes to a Canadian Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF), that contribution will be deductible in computing U.S. gross income subject to limits on retirement plan contributions under the Internal Revenue Code.
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