I am self employed in the US, am a US citizen, spend more than 183 days in the US and have a permanent establishment in the US. All self employment is for US clients, and performed in the US. However, I also have Canadian permanent residency. I do no work and have no income in Canada. How do I file, especially the self employment? The US part is clear to me. It’s the Canadian part that’s murky. Thanks.
Hi Kim, you do not have to file a tax return in Canada if you are a Permanent Resident or Canadian citizen. Since you live and work in the US, you will be treated as a non-resident of Canada for tax purposes. Non-residents of Canada only have to file a Canadian tax return if they:
– worked in Canada in the year
– carried on a business in Canada in the year
– sold Canadian real estate in the year
All of your work from self employment was performed in the US. You do not have a Canadian tax filing obligation.
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