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As a non-resident the income form another country has to be reported in order to calculate the allowable amount of non-refundable credits (90% rule). -> this is cristal clear BUT How about the income from the other country, if this is non-taxable income in the other country? Does it need to...

Over the last year I accumulated around $200 in cashback rewards by using my credit card. Do I have to report this cashback on my tax return?

Using Ufile for non-residents. I know that non-residents have to file Schedule A + B to report world income to determine the non-refundable tax credits. In the Ufile software it asks for "foreign source income earned during canadian nr period". Now how do I understand this part of Schedule A...

I knew about this guide, and it is mostly for the taxpayer himself. But the thing is, the taxpayer was resident the whole year. Only the spouse arrived later in the tax year and she will not file a tax return as she hasn't worked in Canada yet. The income from the home country for the part of...

Taxpayer is resident for the whole year 2013. Can the full spousal amount be claimed for 2013 if she entered Canada on June 19, 2013? Spouse income since she entered Canada is zero. Spouse had income from January to June in home country.

Also a question about first-time filers. Is it true that you don't have to declare property over $100,000 in the year when you became resident of Canada? So, you just say NO to that question in the tax form? Does this rule also apply to declaring the "foreign rental income"?

Thank you for confirming this. I cannot get this message through to Ufile. I gave it up. Do you think I should report this error to the CRA, as the Ufile software is accredited by the CRA.

I help others with filing taxes. And thanks for the reply. There is no tick in foreign income, nor have I entered any. I tried to tell Ufile support about the error, but they keep telling me that as a non-resident you have to pay provincial taxes, so the form will be generated...

It is really frustrating and I need tips. I help file taxes for non-residents. First I did it with Turbotax. Now I bought Ufile. Income is only from T4. Did you know that the two softwares use a different way of calculating non-resident tax? And of course the calculations result in...