This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:44 AM Subject: American wife in Abbotsford Hello David.=20 I'm a new subscriber of your service to those with US/Canada tax = questions. My wife of 25 years is a US citizen with Landed status in = Canada. She has lived in Canada since we were married in 1978. We live = in Abbotsford. She is concerned that she must file with IRS for her = small yearly income she earns as a part-time pre-school teacher here. I = told her that IRS would not come after her for back taxes for an average = yearly income of $15,000. What is the truth here? If she does have to = file what would be your charge for doing so?=20 Please advise us. Thank you. SXXXXXXXX =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D david ingram replies: The truth is that if she comes to their attention, the IRS "will" come = after your wife. That is their mandate, job description, reason to be, = etc. Because you live in Abbotsford, I am willing to bet that your wife = is in the US four or five times a month using her US citizenship = everytime she crosses the border.. She should file back 6 years at least and include any year that you = might have sold a house. You should b Assuming that she has no mutual funds with capital gains and dividends, = etc, our fee would likely be in the $700 range. If she has a mutual = fund or a Canadian RRSP, the fees would be higher because of the = reporting rules for foreign bank (financial) accounts and the new heavy = duty rules "enforcement" for Canadian RRSP accounts. (goto www.centa.com = and read the August 2003 newsletter for more details on this). If there = are Foreign accounts and mutual funds and RRSP accounts, you can double = the quoted fee at least. Your wife should take out her Canadian citizenship as well. She loses = nothing and gains a lot. Hope this helps. David Ingram David Ingram's US/Canada Services US / Canada / Mexico tax and working Visa Specialists US / Canada Real Estate Specialists 108-100 Park Royal South West Vancouver, BC, CANADA, V7T 1A2 Calls accepted from 10 AM to 10 PM 7 days a week Res (604) 980-3578 Cell (604) 657-8451 Bus (604) 980-0321=20 [email protected] www.centa.com www.david-ingram.com Disclaimer: This question has been answered without detailed = information or consultation and is to be regarded only as general = comment. Nothing in this message is or should be construed as advice = in any particular circumstances. 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You may find more answers at www.centa.com David Ingram of the CEN-TA REALTY Group US / Canada / Mexico tax and working Visa Specialists US / Canada Real Estate Specialists 108-100 Park Royal South West Vancouver, BC, CANADA, V7T 1A2 (604) 980-0321 - Fax 913-9123 [email protected] www.centa.com www.david-ingram.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.centa.com/CEN-TAPEDE/centapede/attachments/befcbe2e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
