Both of my Adult Children will be acquiring their first US
Passports (citizenship acquired thruough their Father) soon at
the ages of 30 and 28. Will they have to file nil tax returns
from the time they were 18? Their father was 33 when he received
his first US Passport and Social Security Card.
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david ingram replies :
They are "derivative" US citizens and the general rule is that
they must file US taxes for 6 years back - i.e. they need to file
US 1040 returns from 2000 to 2005.
However, they are NOT nil returns. Your husband and two children
MUST file returns reporting all their world income. They will
not likely owe income tax because of exemptions and foreign tax
credits but they need to file full returns and include form 8891
to report internal earnings of their RRSP's if they have any and
also file forms T DF 90-22.1
--- The penalty for not filing the 8891 is 35% of the amount in
their RRSP accounts and 5% for every year they do not report it.
- The penalty for failing to file form T DF 90-22.1 is up to
$500,000 plus 5 years in jail.
Go to www.centa.com and have them read the October 1993
newsletter, the November 1993 newsletter, the Oct 1995 newsletter
(top left hand box),
Then have them read the US/Canada taxation section in the second
box down on the right hand side.
If you need help, you know where we are.
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