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discman
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:20 am Post subject: Canadian tax info |
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I'm looking for some info on doing my taxes when I return to Canada in a few months.
I remember there being a large thread on here a little while ago, but I couldn't find it when I went looking. Can anyone offer some help?
Anyone have any experience of heading back to Canada after not paying taxes for a couple years?
I found this form (NR73) that I think you are supposed to fill out to see if you qualify as a non-resident... anyone ever fill it out? Any tips to help me be classified as a non-resident?
NR73 form: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/nr73/README.html |
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polonius

Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: |
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If you are filling out the form, make sure that you say that you were a resident of Korea, and that you were taxed on worldy income. Try to minimize your ties to Canada. You need to show that you aren't making any profits in Canada. i.e. are you renting out property, or subleting an apartment or car.
You can include secondary ties such as credit cards, drivers liscences. When I did this, I gave explanation as to why I had secondary ties. Credit cards, to travel, drivers liscence, so I could trade it in for a Korean liscence. Bank accounts, to pay off student loans. I happen to have some investments, but I told them that they were an inheritance.
I was told by the person who reviewed my case, that I had to cancel my health insurance. Also, I had received some GST checks, which I had to repay.
I did it so long ago, so I am a little unsure on all the details. If you need the Korean Taxation link, which explains what we, as residents are required to pay, you can download it. I can't find the website now, but you won't need it to apply for non-residency. You might need it if you are denied so that you can quote certain passages.
Hope that helps. If you need more info, let me know. |
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discman
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:05 am Post subject: |
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Were you given non-resident status?
Your situation sounds almost exactly like mine. |
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polonius

Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I got it. So did my wife, also Canadian. She was refused at first, because we checked the wrong box, saying she wasn't a resident, and didn't pay tax on her worldy income. I then had to fax them her ARC card, and the link showing that we are subject to taxes on our worldy income. After I did that, she was accepted as a non resident. But remember, this is just an "Opinion" from some tax guy at Revenue Canada. You can keep that as documentation so that you can avoid paying tax. Also, it is retro active. You can apply once you get home, but it is more effective if you apply while you have a Korean address.
If you want to PM me, I will give you my email address, and can give you any other info that you want. |
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Cartman

Joined: 30 Jun 2009
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: re: Becoming a Non-Canadian Resident |
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I noticed this on the CDN Government Site: (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/ndvdls/tmprry-eng.html)
Residential ties include:
* a home in Canada;
* a spouse or common-law partner (see the definition in the General Income Tax and Benefit Guide) and dependants in Canada;
* personal property in Canada, such as a car or furniture;
* social ties in Canada.
"Social ties in Canada" - does this mean they can look you up on Facebook and prove that you still have CDN friends and claim that you haven't severed your ties??? It seems unlikely, but "social ties" brings on a gray area. |
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peppermint

Joined: 13 May 2003 Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: re: Becoming a Non-Canadian Resident |
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Cartman wrote: |
I noticed this on the CDN Government Site: (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/ndvdls/tmprry-eng.html)
Residential ties include:
* a home in Canada;
* a spouse or common-law partner (see the definition in the General Income Tax and Benefit Guide) and dependants in Canada;
* personal property in Canada, such as a car or furniture;
* social ties in Canada.
"Social ties in Canada" - does this mean they can look you up on Facebook and prove that you still have CDN friends and claim that you haven't severed your ties??? It seems unlikely, but "social ties" brings on a gray area. |
It's my understanding that social ties would mean club memberships, participating in sports teams etc. A lot of these documents are aimed at people who travel back and forth across the US border quite frequently after all. |
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AgentM
Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: re: Becoming a Non-Canadian Resident |
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Cartman wrote: |
"Social ties in Canada" - does this mean they can look you up on Facebook and prove that you still have CDN friends and claim that you haven't severed your ties??? It seems unlikely, but "social ties" brings on a gray area. |
No, I think realistically "social ties" would likely include things like having a spouse or children staying in Canada.
Edit: In addition to what peppermint said. |
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Cartman

Joined: 30 Jun 2009
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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If you come back into Canada as 'vacation' for 3 weeks at a time to visit your family once per year, would they fuss over this?? |
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