@mlmmoore2000 ,
given your situation i.e. Canadian residency for only two weeks for the tax year 2024, assuming you are a US person ( citizen/GreenCard) and that you have moved to Canada for at least a year, there are two options/path you can use :
PATH --A
1. You file your US return as usual -- W-2 / Self-employment income just like you did for 2023;
2. For the Canadian income ( the two weeks ) you file as if this was self-employed income -- show your gross income ( before any withholdings ). This will go on Schedule-C and the net of the income will attract Self-Employment taxes ( Schedule-SE at 15.3% ) and will also result in an adjustment of 50% of the SECA taxes. Because US and Canada have a totalization agreement in place , you can exclude this tax by using a certificate of participation from the Canadian SSA Equivalent. But for two weeks , I don't know if it will make a difference.
3. Then go to Deductions and Credits tab and from the list of deductions/credits , choose Foreign Tax credit. This will ( through a whole bunch of screens allow to fill out form 1116 ( Foreign Tax Credit). Your Foreign source income here is the two weeks gross income from Canada and the foreign Tax is the Taxes withheld ( income tax ) by Canada. The allowable credit is the lesser of the US tax on this income and that levied by Canada.
PATH B
1. Run your return as if the Canadian income was from Domestic sources -- Note if any amounts are due for the federal taxes ( hopefully not ). But if yes , get Turbo Tax to print out the 1040-V and send in the payment. This is to avoid any interest / penalty charges.
2. Now you can file a form 2350 requesting time to file a complete return --- this is because in order for you to be able to exclude the Canadian for the year 2024, you cannot file till you meet the 12 month test period and this cannot happen till Dec. XX, 2025 -- a year after you established your foreign tax home. This will allow extension to file, but no extension to pay -- thus my suggestions on item 1 above. See here -->
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Is there more I can do for you ?
