I have been a Canadian Permanent Resident for >12 years, but I left Canada for my home country where I am a citizen late 2018. It looks like I likely will not be returning and I already notified CRA once I moved and stopped my benefits.
With April 30 approaching. I am looking at my options for tax filing. It was brought to my attention that I may not even need to file taxes this year. I am a single parent, and while I was previously employed, I did not have income in 2018, other than the CCB benefits. I sold off the little I had when I left. My friend referred me to the Canada website, where it talks about if you return to your home country, you are for the most part considered a noncitizen. It also lists the criteria for having to file taxes and did not appear that I needed to file a tax and since i had no Canada income in 18 or world income, it did not look like I had to. Am I reading this correctly or incorrectly? Either way, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing prior to the tax deadline. Thanks!
With April 30 approaching. I am looking at my options for tax filing. It was brought to my attention that I may not even need to file taxes this year. I am a single parent, and while I was previously employed, I did not have income in 2018, other than the CCB benefits. I sold off the little I had when I left. My friend referred me to the Canada website, where it talks about if you return to your home country, you are for the most part considered a noncitizen. It also lists the criteria for having to file taxes and did not appear that I needed to file a tax and since i had no Canada income in 18 or world income, it did not look like I had to. Am I reading this correctly or incorrectly? Either way, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing prior to the tax deadline. Thanks!
