Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Merry Christmas!!!	Merry Christmas everyone Allie & Lorry	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-24 18:38:00
Canada	Hello, everyone...	QUOTE (Necrotica @ Dec 29 2007, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Dec 16 2007, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did Rejean apply for hos Employment Insurance? No. He got the paper that he needed from his old employer too late. I think it should still be valid. They'll just penalize weeks for late filing. I lost 12 weeks for filing late. Give it a try nothing to lose by filing it	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-30 02:26:00
Canada	Hello, everyone...	Did Rejean apply for hos Employment Insurance?	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-16 10:51:00
Canada	AOS	QUOTE (Earmuffs @ Dec 30 2007, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How to do provide police certificates if you cant go to canada? I have copies made of the original I used for my Visa	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-31 17:55:00
Canada	AOS	I received my AOS interview date to-day it's scheduled Feb 6 at 7:30 a.m. The receipt notice lists a pile of paperwork to take to the interview such as birth, marriage, police certificates, income tax reports, Gov. photo ID, I-94. None of the corresponding boxes are X-ed or check marked. All the items listed other than joint bank acct. utility bills, wedding pics, insurance policy and rental lease were originally sent with the application To anyone whom has already had thier AOS interview, did you bring all the items they have listed on the interview notice? Thanks Allie	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-28 19:19:00
Canada	Happy 2008 to all in the Canada Forum	Happy New Year to everyone and may 2008 be the best for all Allie & Lorry	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-31 22:36:00
Canada	Outdor NHL game now on NBC	Yep gotta agree with everything you say there Cassie	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-02 00:52:00
Canada	Banking in Canada - Please leave in Cdn. Forum, Thanks	If one has an active account they shouldn't close it down. After all they're making money off the account and that's what Banks are all about	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-12-31 17:50:00
Canada	Applying for Advance Parole	I just put that I have family in Canada and if an emergency arose I'd need to return and dates and length of time required are unknown	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-08 12:44:00
Canada	World Junior Hockey	Hopefully not another Ulf (stick out the knee) Samuelsson coming to the NHL	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-08 22:16:00
Canada	Income taxes for those who moved in 2007 ...	Thanks for posting this site Lynette. It's very helpful and full of info.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-13 23:49:00
Canada	Working prior to EAD/AOS	If you're K-1 I believe you can work for 90 days also. Did you file for unemployment from Canada?	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-15 00:38:00
Canada	Tons of Best Wishes bradcanuck!	Congrats Brad	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-11 16:32:00
Canada	Tons of Best Wishes bradcanuck!	Good luck Tomorrow you'll be doing the happy	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-10 23:24:00
Canada	Good luck tomorrow Ladyjane!	Good luck. All will go well	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-17 17:18:00
Canada	Scary experience!	QUOTE (athena_ny @ Jan 17 2008, 02:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 17 2008, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That would be a scary time for sure. Why didn't the security guy call the cops while you were stalling them at the counter. That way they would have had em with the goods in hand instead of searching a plate # that could be on a stolen vehicle. I know when I worked retail in New York (not Canada, I know, but still), they couldn't call the cops unless they had proof the items were stolen. While they all knew that these guys had stolen the wire, without evidence that would hold up, the cops can't do anything most of the time, and it would probably reduce the chances of eventually catching them. Unless they have it on video as stolen, etc. it's very hard to prosecute. A lot of the laws in the US and Canada are similar in that respect, I'd assume. LP is VERY tricky. If I saw someone steal something, as a customer service employee I couldn't do anything other than call LP. LP could see someone pick something up and put it in their pocket but couldn't detain them until they walked out of the store. Empty hangers prove nothing other than a lead for LP to go on. Etc etc etc. I do know that convictions are hard to prove without proof. But if the cops were called then these guys could maybe explain to them just what they were doing with and where they obtained $4000 worth of copper wire. You handled yourself well Laura it would be difficult to remain calm not knowing what these kooks were capable of. Easy for the security guy to say just stall em he's not in arms reach	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-17 16:03:00
Canada	Scary experience!	That would be a scary time for sure. Why didn't the security guy call the cops while you were stalling them at the counter. That way they would have had em with the goods in hand instead of searching a plate # that could be on a stolen vehicle.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-17 12:09:00
Canada	Go get 'em kimmbo!	Good luck, everything will go well	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-24 11:08:00
Canada	Ei income....received it in 2008	QUOTE (trailmix @ Jan 27 2008, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 27 2008, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (trailmix @ Jan 27 2008, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hear you Scott, you are saying paid in 07 earned in 07 (if she did get any payment in 07), I thought that Udella&Wiz was actually questioning the deemed for 07 paid in 08 EI benefits. Anyway - the answer is here: link I began my EI claim in December 2007, but I did not receive a T4E. Why? EI benefits are taxable in the taxation year in which they are paid. For example, if your EI claim began on December 23, 2007, but your payment was issued on or after January 1st, 2008, it is considered income for 2008. Her EI payments she's referring to were issued in Dec of 2007. She didn't get em in her bank till 2008 so therefore the income is classed as money earned in 2007 as it was recoreded as beiing paid by EI in Dec. Any and all payments issued now after Dec 31 will be classed as earnings for 2008. She'll receive another T4 E next yr for the money they paid out on that claim in 2008. I have had EI claims in split yrs before and that's how it always went unless they changed it No not really. The money was deposited in to her account in 2008, therefore it will counted as 2008 income. That is really the basis of the Canadian taxation system, in terms of non business income - otherwise employers would be issuing T4's calculating how much everyone 'really' earned until midnight December 31st, not based on what they actually physically paid to you up until then. Although it went into the bank in Jan 2008.The cards would be for the 2 weeks in Dec therefore would be the same as income for 2007. It would be like if your 2 week waiting period was the last 2 weeks in Dec and you worked in one of those weeks but didn't receive the payment till 2 weeks later. They don't consider the earnings made when you get paid they record it for the week you worked	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-27 20:02:00
Canada	Ei income....received it in 2008	QUOTE (trailmix @ Jan 27 2008, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hear you Scott, you are saying paid in 07 earned in 07 (if she did get any payment in 07), I thought that Udella&Wiz was actually questioning the deemed for 07 paid in 08 EI benefits. Anyway - the answer is here: link I began my EI claim in December 2007, but I did not receive a T4E. Why? EI benefits are taxable in the taxation year in which they are paid. For example, if your EI claim began on December 23, 2007, but your payment was issued on or after January 1st, 2008, it is considered income for 2008. Her EI payments she's referring to were issued in Dec of 2007. She didn't get em in her bank till 2008 so therefore the income is classed as money earned in 2007 as it was recoreded as beiing paid by EI in Dec. Any and all payments issued now after Dec 31 will be classed as earnings for 2008. She'll receive another T4 E next yr for the money they paid out on that claim in 2008. I have had EI claims in split yrs before and that's how it always went unless they changed it	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-27 15:57:00
Canada	Ei income....received it in 2008	QUOTE (Udella&Wiz @ Jan 26 2008, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Seems like a lame question, but some of the weeks I've been paid for are back in December, although deposited into the bank during January. Think I know the answer, but just to be sure..... It'll go in as income earned in 2007. They go by the weeks it was paid for not when received	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-26 22:26:00
Canada	Montreal said.........	Congrats, Glad to hear your interview was quick. Mine was about 3 to 5 minutes too.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-26 14:08:00
Canada	interview date!	Congrats	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-07 23:17:00
Canada	Montreal Review	Congrats on your approval	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-30 11:52:00
Canada	Phone / Internet pricing	QUOTE (Len_and_Bren @ Jan 30 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We have Comcast 119/ month for phone (with unlimited LD to Canada and US), cable and high speed internet. Service is pretty ok, and the customer rep's are fantastic. We will change the moment this promotion ends though.... always in the lookout for a deal!! We have Comcast too same deal. We originally signed on for thier 6 month promotion deal but a month before it was up called and explained we could get Quest at $100 a month for the same services. Asked if we could get in on the newer Comcast promotion or we'd be switching to Quest. I guess they looked at it as why lose a customer because we're in for another 6 months at the promotion rate. Give em a call just before your promo time is up. They don't want people leaving them.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-30 11:45:00
Canada	Quiz: How to choose a candidate	I had Obama 56 Clinton 49	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-31 10:15:00
Canada	WHY ARE K1 LAWYERS SO LAZY	A person can do it all on thier own very easily with help from the VJ Family. A lot less expensive and a lot easier than waiting on a Lawyer to get things done and give answers	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-29 23:08:00
Canada	Ready or Not	It'll be easy, enjoy your trip	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-02-02 21:15:00
Canada	Still #1	Tomorrow is my AOS interview at 7:30 a.m. and they have a heavy snowfall warning issued. Only 4 inches of snow but I guess that's considered heavy here. Hopefully that office will be open. I think we have all they'll be wanting . Hope we get a bit of a cheerfull USCIS staff member	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-02-05 15:12:00
Canada	approved!!!	Congrats	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-02-05 22:22:00
Canada	AOS	QUOTE (Udella&Wiz @ Feb 6 2008, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Feb 6 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just got back from our AOS interview. It was all approved Actually the whole process was not as nerving as we thought it was going to be. The lady went over the application I sent in and asked a few questions to verify the answers I gave on the paper. She made copies of my passport, SSN card, my EAD card,Lorry's drivers license and asked if we were still at the same address. All she asked for proof that we're not a scam was 2 utility bills and the joint rental agreement. Never asked for wedding pics, the marriage license or any other info. I had a huge folder full of stuff lol lol All in all the interview was much like the one in MTL, painless, quick and easy going. She said my card should be here in 10 or more days and not to start looking for it until 10 days has passed. She then explained about the card and it is to always be on my person and if I did happen to be caught without it on my person it is grounds for deportation. So now we're done with USCIS for 2 yrs. Thanks everyone in the VJ Family for the help and support. Allie & Lorry They expect you to carry your GC around all the time? No kidding....what if you get mugged at the mall? Hope you don't of course..be easy to lose and it's hardly your library card if ya know what I mean LOL LOL When she did tell me about making sure I always have it with me Lorry asked her that same question about being robbed or losing his wallet. Her answer " if that happens he applies for another GC under lost or stolen and to report it immediately" A typical USCIS answer.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-02-06 19:40:00
Canada	AOS	Just got back from our AOS interview. It was all approved Actually the whole process was not as nerving as we thought it was going to be. The lady went over the application I sent in and asked a few questions to verify the answers I gave on the paper. She made copies of my passport, SSN card, my EAD card,Lorry's drivers license and asked if we were still at the same address. All she asked for proof that we're not a scam was 2 utility bills and the joint rental agreement. Never asked for wedding pics, the marriage license or any other info. I had a huge folder full of stuff lol lol All in all the interview was much like the one in MTL, painless, quick and easy going. She said my card should be here in 10 or more days and not to start looking for it until 10 days has passed. She then explained about the card and it is to always be on my person and if I did happen to be caught without it on my person it is grounds for deportation. So now we're done with USCIS for 2 yrs. Thanks everyone in the VJ Family for the help and support. Allie & Lorry	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-02-06 14:04:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	QUOTE (zyggy @ Jan 31 2008, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 30 2008, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 30 2008, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (zyggy @ Jan 30 2008, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 30 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ziggy can you give me some info. My scenario: I collect a work retirement pension which is administered by a Canadian Financial Institution and paid monthly into my bank account in Canada. I entered the U.S. in June on a K1, married in July. 1. Does Lorry show on her return the pension payments made only since I've been here or does she show the retirement pension earnings paid for the whole year? 2. Do I, on my Canadian return claim the whole yr. of payments or only the part of the yr. I resided in Canada? 3. As this pension will continue to be paid in the coming yrs as earned and administered in Canada am I required to fill out a Canada Tax form each yr. 4. Will I need any type of forms other than the regular Taxation ones I appreciate any advice and info you can give us on this as this tax yr. is very confusing to me Thanks Allie The bank should be taking 25% non-resident tax directly out of the proceeds of the pension. If this is done, then you do not need to file with CRA after this year. If it is beig done, you should notify your bank of your US address. They will then only take out the non-resident tax.. For this year, you will have to file a Leaving Canada return with CRA. You have a choice... You can report the income made up to the date that you left Canada, or you can file a Section 217 return and report all of the worldwide income you made. Do it both ways and choose the method that is most to your advantage. You are going to have to report this income to the IRS. The proceeds of your pension should be reported as other income. THe payments before you came to the US can be excluded vis form 8555.. for the proceeds after you came to the US, you will need to file for a foreign tax credit using Form 1116, but it may be more advantageuos for you to take a foreign tax credit for all the money that you made from the pension all year and not to take the exclusion now that the CAD is close to par with the USD. After this year, you will need to continue to report your proceeds of your pension as other income and take a foreign tax credit for the non-resident tax that Canada takes. Thank you Ziggy. This is everything I was wanting to know and makes this tax thing a bit easier I forgot to add where does this 25% non resident tax they're going to continue taking in Canada each yr. after I file this yr go. Would I get a tax credit from Canada for the extra 10% they're going to be takin every yr. Canada takes out a 25% non-resident tax... there is no return required for it.. it is a flat tax taken right off the top... However, you can optionally file a T1 under Section 217 to the International Tax Services Office to see if you can get some of that non resident tax back. You would have to report your worldwide income then.. http://www.cra-arc.g...145/README.html The IRS will give you a tax credit up to the amount that it would be taxed in the US. The remainder can be carried over into future years if necessary but you do not get it back as a refund. Thank you Ziggy for your answers to my questions. This all explains my tax situation very well and is very, very helpful	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-31 13:40:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 30 2008, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (zyggy @ Jan 30 2008, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 30 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ziggy can you give me some info. My scenario: I collect a work retirement pension which is administered by a Canadian Financial Institution and paid monthly into my bank account in Canada. I entered the U.S. in June on a K1, married in July. 1. Does Lorry show on her return the pension payments made only since I've been here or does she show the retirement pension earnings paid for the whole year? 2. Do I, on my Canadian return claim the whole yr. of payments or only the part of the yr. I resided in Canada? 3. As this pension will continue to be paid in the coming yrs as earned and administered in Canada am I required to fill out a Canada Tax form each yr. 4. Will I need any type of forms other than the regular Taxation ones I appreciate any advice and info you can give us on this as this tax yr. is very confusing to me Thanks Allie The bank should be taking 25% non-resident tax directly out of the proceeds of the pension. If this is done, then you do not need to file with CRA after this year. If it is beig done, you should notify your bank of your US address. They will then only take out the non-resident tax.. For this year, you will have to file a Leaving Canada return with CRA. You have a choice... You can report the income made up to the date that you left Canada, or you can file a Section 217 return and report all of the worldwide income you made. Do it both ways and choose the method that is most to your advantage. You are going to have to report this income to the IRS. The proceeds of your pension should be reported as other income. THe payments before you came to the US can be excluded vis form 8555.. for the proceeds after you came to the US, you will need to file for a foreign tax credit using Form 1116, but it may be more advantageuos for you to take a foreign tax credit for all the money that you made from the pension all year and not to take the exclusion now that the CAD is close to par with the USD. After this year, you will need to continue to report your proceeds of your pension as other income and take a foreign tax credit for the non-resident tax that Canada takes. Thank you Ziggy. This is everything I was wanting to know and makes this tax thing a bit easier I forgot to add where does this 25% non resident tax they're going to continue taking in Canada each yr. after I file this yr go. Would I get a tax credit from Canada for the extra 10% they're going to be takin every yr.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-30 17:10:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	QUOTE (zyggy @ Jan 30 2008, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 30 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ziggy can you give me some info. My scenario: I collect a work retirement pension which is administered by a Canadian Financial Institution and paid monthly into my bank account in Canada. I entered the U.S. in June on a K1, married in July. 1. Does Lorry show on her return the pension payments made only since I've been here or does she show the retirement pension earnings paid for the whole year? 2. Do I, on my Canadian return claim the whole yr. of payments or only the part of the yr. I resided in Canada? 3. As this pension will continue to be paid in the coming yrs as earned and administered in Canada am I required to fill out a Canada Tax form each yr. 4. Will I need any type of forms other than the regular Taxation ones I appreciate any advice and info you can give us on this as this tax yr. is very confusing to me Thanks Allie The bank should be taking 25% non-resident tax directly out of the proceeds of the pension. If this is done, then you do not need to file with CRA after this year. If it is beig done, you should notify your bank of your US address. They will then only take out the non-resident tax.. For this year, you will have to file a Leaving Canada return with CRA. You have a choice... You can report the income made up to the date that you left Canada, or you can file a Section 217 return and report all of the worldwide income you made. Do it both ways and choose the method that is most to your advantage. You are going to have to report this income to the IRS. The proceeds of your pension should be reported as other income. THe payments before you came to the US can be excluded vis form 8555.. for the proceeds after you came to the US, you will need to file for a foreign tax credit using Form 1116, but it may be more advantageuos for you to take a foreign tax credit for all the money that you made from the pension all year and not to take the exclusion now that the CAD is close to par with the USD. After this year, you will need to continue to report your proceeds of your pension as other income and take a foreign tax credit for the non-resident tax that Canada takes. Thank you Ziggy. This is everything I was wanting to know and makes this tax thing a bit easier	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-30 16:47:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	Ziggy can you give me some info. My scenario: I collect a work retirement pension which is administered by a Canadian Financial Institution and paid monthly into my bank account in Canada. I entered the U.S. in June on a K1, married in July. 1. Does Lorry show on her return the pension payments made only since I've been here or does she show the retirement pension earnings paid for the whole year? 2. Do I, on my Canadian return claim the whole yr. of payments or only the part of the yr. I resided in Canada? 3. As this pension will continue to be paid in the coming yrs as earned and administered in Canada am I required to fill out a Canada Tax form each yr. 4. Will I need any type of forms other than the regular Taxation ones I appreciate any advice and info you can give us on this as this tax yr. is very confusing to me Thanks Allie	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-30 14:05:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	I have a taxation question I'm going to eventually need info on. At present I collect a pension from a compnay I worked 30 yrs for. It's direct deposited monthly into my bank acct. in Canada. How is receiving this going to work when I move State side?Will I be able to leave it as is going into my acct. in Canada and at yrs. end file Can. income taxes? Or is it going to be mandatory that I shift it to a bank here and then claim US income tax on it. Also if I left it as is being deposited in Canada would I have to claim it as foreign income. Any info. or advice on how this works would be appreciated Here's a thread on pensions in general. Company pensions are usually treated in the same way as any foreign income (taxed 25% non-resident tax in Canada and you must declare it on your US taxes); however, check with the group holding your pension account and find out what they have to say. http://www.visajourn...?showtopic=3464 Hey thanks for the thread Ceriserose. That's what I'm wanting to know exactly, the foreign income part of it all and how it would work. Okay yeah I'll check with the place administering the pension see what they say about it all.	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-04-27 13:28:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	no clue on the tax issues! Can ur Cdn comapny direct deposit it into a USA bank Acct? If not, just use Customhouse.com to transfer it from ur CDn acct ot USA acct. No fees what so ever!! And usually a much better exchange rate that what a bank will give. Also check out RBC, I belive they have a uSA branch called RBC Ventura, that one can trasfer easily between, no clue on exchange rate though. I have used Custom house for quite awhile, some for smal transfers and soem very many thousands of $$. Customer service is top notch as well. Head office is in Victoria BC Thanks for the response Flames. I'll have to check whether they can deposit it to the US. If not I'll look into Customhouse handling the transfer. One other thing while I'm here. My Sharks look very hungry they seem to enjoy the taste of Red Wings lol lol	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-04-27 13:22:00
Canada	Filing 2006 Canadian Income Taxes	I have a taxation question I'm going to eventually need info on. At present I collect a pension from a compnay I worked 30 yrs for. It's direct deposited monthly into my bank acct. in Canada. How is receiving this going to work when I move State side?Will I be able to leave it as is going into my acct. in Canada and at yrs. end file Can. income taxes? Or is it going to be mandatory that I shift it to a bank here and then claim US income tax on it. Also if I left it as is being deposited in Canada would I have to claim it as foreign income. Any info. or advice on how this works would be appreciated	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2007-04-27 11:49:00
Canada	Sheree and Ophelia783 Feb 1st interviews Montreal	Your interviews will be easy, good luck	Allie	Not Telling	Canada	2008-01-31 10:01:00