Americans in Canada and Canadians in US

[ModestMonk]

Originally Posted by Monacoach

Ok so lets get rid of the border, extend Canadian health care down to the keys and I will move to Florida!

[wnytaxman]

Originally Posted by Monacoach

Ok so lets get rid of the border, extend Canadian health care down to the keys and I will move to Florida!

I've got a feeling that most of us would not be too keen on paying the taxes that Canadians pay.

[Unplanned Tourist]

Originally Posted by wnytaxman

I've got a feeling that most of us would not be too keen on paying the taxes that Canadians pay.

Considering that June 9th or 10th is our "tax-free" day up here!!!

[Monacoach]

Originally Posted by wnytaxman

I've got a feeling that most of us would not be too keen on paying the taxes that Canadians pay.

Dont worry about the details ! Just open the border so I can live somewhere warm

[Canarado]

I want US gas prices!....UNPLANNED your Kamloops gas prices weren't very good today

[Unplanned Tourist]

My friends in Phoenix tease me about the 0.66 per liter gas down there!

[Canarado]

Originally Posted by Unplanned

My friends in Phoenix tease me about the 0.66 per liter gas down there!

Ouch!!

[biker art]

Don't believe the border is to keep Canadians out but to keep riff raff sneaking in and coming down to do bad.Other than that we don't need no stinking border I.ve got relatives in P.E.I. from the 1940s. Wish I knew them.

[Monacoach]

Originally Posted by biker art

Don't believe the border is to keep Canadians out but to keep riff raff sneaking in and coming down to do bad.Other than that we don't need no stinking border I.ve got relatives in P.E.I. from the 1940s. Wish I knew them.

I think maybe we still need the border for if nothing else the security and well being of all canines in the usa. This was my conclusion after a usa border guard dumped our pooches dog food :(

[ramblinboy]

X2

Originally Posted by Monacoach

I think maybe we still need the border for if nothing else the security and well being of all canines in the usa. This was my conclusion after a usa border guard dumped our pooches dog food :(

[Skip426]

Originally Posted by Ron_H

As a retired Canadian spending several months of the year enjoying the southern US weather and friends we've made in the area, it would be really nice if someone explained the economics of tourism to the US government.

Canadian Snowbird Association ; along with officials in the snowbird states ; is lobbying for a " Retired Canadian Visa " that will allow for stays without some of the restrictions now in place.
For now , just don't have money in a US bank , savings account ; any interest earned will bring you to the attention of the IRS, and file form #8840 every spring, keep track of every time you cross the border and your length of stay.

The CSA - Voice of Travelling Canadians - Canadian Snowbird Association

www.irs.gov/form8840

[Monacoach]

Ok heres a proposal from a Canadian to the usa. Keep the border if you like and build a wall if you like... ( Mexico will pay for it ) in return give us FLORIDA!

[select55]

as long as u don't stay longer than 182 days in any 12 month period and don't earn any income in the usa you have nothing to worry about
there is no 120 day deal at all
If your in the us for your full allotted time(182 days) you must file a form 8840 and send it to a IRS office in texas
what that is( 8840) is your declaring your a Canadian with a Canadian passport and all your income is derived in canada and that your residence is also there
you have to attach a copy of your tax return also
its not a big deal at all.the test is a bit convoluted thogh see below

Substantial Presence Test You are considered a U.S. resident if you meet the substantial presence test for 2016. You meet this test if you were physically present in the United States for at least: • 31 days during 2016 and • 183 days during the period 2016, 2015, and 2014, counting all the days of physical presence in 2016 but only 1/3
the number of days of presence in 2015 and only 1/6 the number of days in 2014.

[Monacoach]

Originally Posted by select55

as long as u don't stay longer than 182 days in any 12 month period and don't earn any income in the usa you have nothing to worry about
there is no 120 day deal at all
If your in the us for your full allotted time(182 days) you must file a form 8840 and send it to a IRS office in texas
what that is( 8840) is your declaring your a Canadian with a Canadian passport and all your income is derived in canada and that your residence is also there
you have to attach a copy of your tax return also
its not a big deal at all.the test is a bit convoluted thogh see below

Substantial Presence Test You are considered a U.S. resident if you meet the substantial presence test for 2016. You meet this test if you were physically present in the United States for at least: • 31 days during 2016 and • 183 days during the period 2016, 2015, and 2014, counting all the days of physical presence in 2016 but only 1/3
the number of days of presence in 2015 and only 1/6 the number of days in 2014.

Im glad they dont make it confusing