I also moved back from CA to HK almost 20 years. Same as you, I simply input on the front page of T1 the date that I became non-resident, but the mailing address I filled in on that T1 is a HK mailing address. So far I have not received any communications from the CRA.
Do you receive any more communications from the CRA (such as letters, forms, etc) during the past 20 years?
CRA is sometime very chaotic!
Last edited by Quelqu'un; 05-04-2014 at 11:48 PM.
If you want to test your options, you could download Studio Tax (which is free) and then create two returns. The first where you declare non-residency (it's a tick box) and your income from outside of Canada, and the second where you declare no income. But don't upload your test return to the CRA! There's no Netfile code anymore and if you can submit your tax return right from within Studio Tax.
Thanks for your tip Adore! I will check it out I looked at the tutorial and, like you said, it shows an area just for non-residents etc...
I'm just not sure if I should post July 2013 as my departure date, or Jan 2014 as my departure date. I physically LEFT Canada July 2013..... However I didn't decide to stay in Hong Kong for good until Jan 2014.
And plus, I already had filed my claims in 2013 indicating I was still a resident of Canada. So it would be weird if I said I left July 2013 (when I filed my 2013 taxes, I said I was still in Canada in Dec 2013).
Hi all,
Just wanted to provide an update on my initial thread question.
I had called the CRA and they had told me to simply write them a letter indicating my full name, SIN number, new address, and indicate that I am a non-resident, and the exact date of my departure. On the letter, I should also remind the gov't to not ask me for any future tax returns (they said sometimes they tend to still send people letters telling them to file for their taxes, even though they are non-residents).
In any case, hope this information helps others! Cheers!
Hello 7jai,
I am running into the same issue as you and would be grateful if you could advise how did it turn out for you. Did you give your HK address to them and did CRA reply you with a confirmation letter that you are now officially a non-resident?
FYI, I left Canada in Nov 2015. I filed a tax return for tax year 2015 since I worked and lived in Canada before Nov 2015. I have been working in HK since Jan 2016, although I made a visit back to Canada during May 2016.
Now I am looking into my tax issue since April 30, 2017 is coming soon and it's supposed to be the deadline for Canadian tax year 2016.
Very confusing issue, hope you can shed some light. Thanks in advance!