Kingston,Jamaica

[chickie72]

Thanks Chickie! I don't know how I missed it! Didn't even realize it till I found this forum Strangely I thought if they asked for it , I'd know they had looked at my file. Just got the son's med's in. So RPRF next

lol it is up to you if you pay it, I didnt pay mine either as funds were short so i had the delay on my file too! Do everything you can to make this time shorter.......summers aren't very busy in Kingston from what we noticed the last two summers

 

[chickie72]

Good evening, I have a question regarding my application. Hubby was sent home on an exclusion order. He was also detained. For Schedule A it asks "have you be orderd to leave Canada?" I have checked yes. Now for the details should I state what is on the exclusion order? or an explaination of the circumstances of the violation? or both?

give me a few minutes to find my file and I will let you know what i put!

 

[chickie72]

Good evening, I have a question regarding my application. Hubby was sent home on an exclusion order. He was also detained. For Schedule A it asks "have you be orderd to leave Canada?" I have checked yes. Now for the details should I state what is on the exclusion order? or an explaination of the circumstances of the violation? or both?

I would put both....they have all the details in their notes anyways but give them a short version of what happened.

 

[Leshatesha]

I would put both....they have all the details in their notes anyways but give them a short version of what happened.

Thank you. I eat breath and sleep this application :'(

 

[CADsponsor13]

They will ask how much your hubby made however they have NO way of checking. With my husbands job he's paid cash anyways so there are no tax slips given to him down in JA. I just said his worldly income was 0.00.

They didn't make any money in Canada so in my opinion it doesn't matter how much they make. I believe it's line 305 or 350 something on the tax forms. I can't really remember. If you go somewhere and get them done they will help you or do them online with turbo tax like I didn't. It's super easy and free to file. Plus you get your money back within 2 weeks.

This post really interested me so I posed a question to my Chartered Accountant and got the following answer thus far (my Chartered Accountant is still researching this to see if this is even legal). With what you are saying, my Chartered Accountant is assuming that 1) Your spouse has permanent residency in Canada; and 2) Your spouse has a social insurance number in Canada, and 3) Your spouse has lived in Canada for 6 months out of the year. Given those 3 points, then yes, you can legally claim your spouse as a dependent if your spouse is not employed. You can't write off your spouse without the 3 points being true because they are neither a resident or citizen of Canada. An Adult must have a social insurance number and be a resident of Canada before you can even consider claiming them as a dependent. Turbo tax may allow you to submit a claim but if CRA asks you for documentation you will have to prove those 3 key points.

So I am curious. Does your spouse have residency already? does your spouse have a social insurance number? and has your spouse lived in Canada for more than 6 months out of the year?

 

[chickie72]

This post really interested me so I posed a question to my Chartered Accountant and got the following answer thus far (my Chartered Accountant is still researching this to see if this is even legal). With what you are saying, my Chartered Accountant is assuming that 1) Your spouse has permanent residency in Canada; and 2) Your spouse has a social insurance number in Canada, and 3) Your spouse has lived in Canada for 6 months out of the year. Given those 3 points, then yes, you can legally claim your spouse as a dependent if your spouse is not employed. You can't write off your spouse without the 3 points being true because they are neither a resident or citizen of Canada. An Adult must have a social insurance number and be a resident of Canada before you can even consider claiming them as a dependent. Turbo tax may allow you to submit a claim but if CRA asks you for documentation you will have to prove those 3 key points.

So I am curious. Does your spouse have residency already? does your spouse have a social insurance number? and has your spouse lived in Canada for more than 6 months out of the year?

I also claimed my husband on my taxes last year, I sent a letter to CRA explaining about my application and my husbands World Income of $0.00 and that I supported him, where he lived and the whole nine yards. He is still my spouse and as such is my dependent. If they had a problem with this then I don't think they would have given me back money on my taxes either the same as Sammy's. Maybe you should research this further as I am also an accountant and I thoroughly researched this before I submitted my taxes!

 

[sammystorm19]

I also claimed my husband on my taxes last year, I sent a letter to CRA explaining about my application and my husbands World Income of $0.00 and that I supported him, where he lived and the whole nine yards. He is still my spouse and as such is my dependent. If they had a problem with this then I don't think they would have given me back money on my taxes either the same as Sammy's. Maybe you should research this further as I am also an accountant and I thoroughly researched this before I submitted my taxes!

Thank you Chickie for this......I also did the research last year and this year and the answer was still the same. YES we can claim our spouses

 

[CADsponsor13]

I also claimed my husband on my taxes last year, I sent a letter to CRA explaining about my application and my husbands World Income of $0.00 and that I supported him, where he lived and the whole nine yards. He is still my spouse and as such is my dependent. If they had a problem with this then I don't think they would have given me back money on my taxes either the same as Sammy's. Maybe you should research this further as I am also an accountant and I thoroughly researched this before I submitted my taxes!

Has your husband ever resided anytime in Canada and get a SIN number?

 

[mrsbrown]

I too have researched this point. There are cra memos on the issue of non resident dependant spouses. The memos set out the criteria necessary which include proof that the non resident spouse is financially dependant on their resident spouses. Try googling the cra memo for "non resident dependant spouse" for details. Try howlandtax.com for starts. Seems odd a CA wouldn't know this answer off the cuff when it's posted clearly on the cra website. Just sayin'

 

[chickie72]

35. In order for an individual to claim the spousal tax credit for a non-resident spouse, or the dependant tax credit for a non-resident child or grandchild of the individual or the individual's spouse, it is necessary that such non-resident person be supported by or be dependent for support on the individual. The question of support or dependency is determined on the facts of each case. If the non-resident spouse, child or grandchild have enough income or assistance for a reasonable standard of living in the country in which they live, they are not considered to be supported by or be dependent for support on the individual. Also, gifts which merely enhance or supplement the already adequate lifestyle of the non-resident person do not constitute support.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/it513r/it513r-e.html#P178_25861

 

[sammystorm19]

Has your husband ever resided anytime in Canada and get a SIN number?

It doesn't matter. They are our spouses and we can add them to out tax files. Maybe you should get a second opinion. My spouse has never been to Canada and he doesn't have a SIN number. As per the CRA guidelines we can claim them.

Like Chickie said...we would not have gotten a tax return and received a letter back from them if there was something wrong.

 

[CanadianWifey89]

This post really interested me so I posed a question to my Chartered Accountant and got the following answer thus far (my Chartered Accountant is still researching this to see if this is even legal). With what you are saying, my Chartered Accountant is assuming that 1) Your spouse has permanent residency in Canada; and 2) Your spouse has a social insurance number in Canada, and 3) Your spouse has lived in Canada for 6 months out of the year. Given those 3 points, then yes, you can legally claim your spouse as a dependent if your spouse is not employed. You can't write off your spouse without the 3 points being true because they are neither a resident or citizen of Canada. An Adult must have a social insurance number and be a resident of Canada before you can even consider claiming them as a dependent. Turbo tax may allow you to submit a claim but if CRA asks you for documentation you will have to prove those 3 key points.

So I am curious. Does your spouse have residency already? does your spouse have a social insurance number? and has your spouse lived in Canada for more than 6 months out of the year?

I'm a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario...you can most definitely claim non-resident dependents who live outside Canada if they depended on you for support.

modified: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/it513r/it513r-e.html#P178_25861

Oh, Chickie got the link! hahaha case in point.

 

[chickie72]

Has your husband ever resided anytime in Canada and get a SIN number?

I think you better find another accountant.......

 

[Jamgirl]

I think you better find another accountant.......

+1

 

[chickie72]

Dg this is our song!!!!! Love ya lots girl! Soon come!


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