Can I pay only US taxes if it is my country of

My_question_is: Applicable to both US and Canada
Subject:        Can I pay only US taxes if it is my country of residence,
even if I work in Canada
Expert:         taxman at centa.com
Date:           Monday April 18, 2005
Time:           07:40 AM -0700
QUESTION:
I was transfered by my company to Canada almost 2 years ago and moved my
family to Canada.  I have now accepted an offer back in the US.  I will be
moving my family back to the US next month and setting up my primary
residence in the US.  I will be transitioning to my new role over the next
few months.
My issue is that I will be working back and fourth from our US and Canadian
locatoins.  Can I go ahead have my pay transfered to our US branch and only
pay US taxes, or am I still responsible for Canadian taxes, pensions...)?
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david ingram replies:
The situation is not unusual and you need to apportion your income properly.
If you are going to be earning over $10,000 in Canada and presumably working
in Canada under a skilled worker permanent resident status or an
intercompany transfer, you are clearly taxable in Canada.  In fact if you
live in the US and were working in three or four different provinces, you
would be required to file a multi-provincial return as US airline personnel
are forced to do when flying for Air Canada while living in the United
States.  (There are over 300 of these poor souls working for Air Canada and
they have been forced to file their returns this way since 1995).-
Note that if you live in one province and work in another province you only
pay tax to your province of residence unless you are self-employed in which
case (a travelling lecturer for instance), you also have e to file a
multi-jurisdictional return as well.
I would be glad to consult with you on this.  If you are in this position,
you must arrange with your employer to reduce your US tax withholdings so
that you can make advance payments to Canada.
The same thing happens in the US where athletes and travelling actors as an
example have to file a tax return for every state they play basketball, play
hockey or perform in something like a travelling road show of Mama Mia or
Phantom of the Opera.
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