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Hi,
I am an IT consultant, have permanent resident in Canada and Brazilian
nationality. I left Canada in February/03 to start a project abroad. I still
outside Canada until today but thinking to move back in January/04 when
the project ends.
My contract is with a canadian company but I am using my
Brazilian company to invoice them. I understood that as I am not living in
Canada since february/03 and invoicing from my Brazilian company, I
shouldn't pay the canadian taxation. Am I correct? I will be very glad
with your answer as soon as you can because I am planning to move back to Canada
on earliest January/04 and don't want to have problems.
Tks,
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david ingram asks:
What country are you living / working in?
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Questioner replies:
Since I left Canada, I'm working for a worldwide project, staying up to
three months in each country (Brazil,Thailand,USA,France,Italy) and sometimes
only one or two weeks. For billing, I'm billing the canadian company from
my company in Brazil considering my base in Brazil, but I was the whole
time flying from country to another one.
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david ingram replies:
Good news and bad news.
The good news is that the year you have been gone should qualify for Canadian residence because you have been working for a Canadian company.
The bad news is that you are definitely taxable in Canada as a resident.
To escape Canadian tax, the least a Canadian resident has to do is live somewhere else for more than 183 days of the year..
You have not lived somewhere else for more than 183 days. An address in Brazil does not qualify.
Glad to look after you returns. It is too bad that you have paid through a Brazilian company because it has not made you non-taxable in Canada and will cost you more for services and proviong that you were Canadian for immigration purposes.
Have you received your PR card yet ?
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