Hi,
I, along with my wife moved from USA to Canada in August 2024. We were resident alien there and had been living for 5-6 years and working for last 3 years. We started working in Canada starting August. In Canada, our status is Permanent Residence. I have a few questions, although I read through forums, but could not get a definite answer to all of them
Q1: Can we file as a resident alien instead of dual status alien even though we moved out of US mid year? Our status was F1 visa in US, but we qualified as a resident alien because we stayed > 183 days. Asking this because this will enable us to file jointly in this case, and also use standard deductions. We don't have any itemized deductions.
Q2: If yes to Q1, then I have to declare my Canadian Income starting August 2024 as foreign income in US right? Can I get the refund from CRA on the US tax paid on Canadian sourced income? Do I use form T2209 in this case. I am unclear on how to get tax refund in this case.
Also, this is our first time moving to Canada
Thanks !!
