Hi.
My husband immigrated to canada in Feb 2016.
In May 2016 we married and he sponsored me and I came here in Feb 2017. I am a resident now and have a SIN number.
Now he filed tax return for the first time and accountant reported his marital status as single(!) and told him that since your wife wasn't here in 2016, you're considered single!
That doesn't make sense to me and now I'm confused if I want to file the GST/HST credit form, should I file it as single or married?
The other confusion, as I read in the CRA site, I may be considered resident for the tax purposes in tax year 2016 because I had a residential tie (a spouse in Canada) and it seems to me that I have to file tax return for myself!!
What should I do now? Filing a tax return individually or just apply for GST/HST credit for newcomers?
If I don't file anything, is it possible for me or my husband to be charged for a penalty?
My husband immigrated to canada in Feb 2016.
In May 2016 we married and he sponsored me and I came here in Feb 2017. I am a resident now and have a SIN number.
Now he filed tax return for the first time and accountant reported his marital status as single(!) and told him that since your wife wasn't here in 2016, you're considered single!
That doesn't make sense to me and now I'm confused if I want to file the GST/HST credit form, should I file it as single or married?
The other confusion, as I read in the CRA site, I may be considered resident for the tax purposes in tax year 2016 because I had a residential tie (a spouse in Canada) and it seems to me that I have to file tax return for myself!!
What should I do now? Filing a tax return individually or just apply for GST/HST credit for newcomers?
If I don't file anything, is it possible for me or my husband to be charged for a penalty?