US ki moving as a canadian citizen

[trent]

2 hours ago, CanadianMalodu said:

Fellow Canadian here. E2 is a non immigrant visa.  If your green card gets petitioned E2 visa won't be renewed. E2 risks denial if your business is struggling or marginally successful. You will need to switch to EB5 for a green card as you're born in India for better prospects or switch from TN to H or L visa for a green card. I haven't been to Seattle or Bayarea but visited and lived in Dallas

I've  lived in Southern Ontario for most of my life in Canada. Dallas is relatively is cheap. But property taxes are way higher if you're to buy a house. Weather is unbearable, it's like hot air blower to your face for most of the time. Too much Telugu /desi concentration more or less like Toronto. If you like that vibe, you will feel home in Dallas. 

I've lived in Hoover, Alabama, for a while in Tennessee (Chattanooga) visited Nashville and Atlanta often. I felt all these places are better than Dallas, but Atlanta is the only one that come close the  size of Dallas. The others are more better places to live.

How long you been in TN so far? 
renewals ela vuntay?

wife and husband ki separate TN tesukovala work cheyali ante?

[CanadianMalodu]

2 hours ago, papampasivadu said:

naku telisna oka athanu alage chestunnadu bro..Client knows and agreed to let them work from Canada...company open cheskunnadu, All banks offering USD accounts..assala ekkada problem ledhu...

but andharu clients antha flexible ga untaara, ledha anedhi telidhu

You can do it another way. Open a LLC somewhere in US, say like in Delaware. Get an EIN or ITIN for tax purposes and open a separate US checkings account for your business. Subcontract your work from your LLC in US to Canadian INC. 

[CanadianMalodu]

5 minutes ago, trent said:

How long you been in TN so far? 
renewals ela vuntay?

wife and husband ki separate TN tesukovala work cheyali ante?

Still first year on TN. Got 3 years approved. I don't know. Employer wants to file H1 as well. TN dependent on a TD visa cannot work in US. They need their own TN visa again or F1 CPT/OPT or H or L visas. 

[trent]

Just now, CanadianMalodu said:

Still first year on TN. Got 3 years approved. I don't know. Employer wants to file H1 as well. TN dependent on a TD visa cannot work in US. They need their own TN visa again or F1 CPT/OPT or H or L visas. 

How’s the life there when compared to Canada? Particularly GTA

and how much difference as per income?

is it a good move? How do you advise?

[CanadianMalodu]

39 minutes ago, trent said:

How’s the life there when compared to Canada? Particularly GTA

and how much difference as per income?

is it a good move? How do you advise?

My salary bumped quite a bit, from 110 K CDN to 160 USD (~200k+ CDN. Not big cities , so not as expensive as Canada for groceries and rent. I find automobile services cheaper in Canada though. Weather is definitely better, taxes are lower , more money so good move. But food wise, milk is of lower quality (Hormone laced) if you buy from Costco or Walmart unless you buy grass fed, same with eggs and meat (not fresh cuts). Canadian summers are better though. Also, cities spend less money on public infrastructure here unlike in Ontario, which means less side walks, less or not well maintained parks etc. Amenities vary from rich to middle class to poor neighbourhoods unlike Ontario. I haven't felt unsafe till date. Americans are more talkative unlike Canadians who are more stoic. That may also be a southern thing. 

I say think of your priorities before you make a call. Do you want more money, less taxes better weather and trade your free health care, no visa issues, stability for it? Then yes. 

[kevinUsa]

6 minutes ago, CanadianMalodu said:

My salary bumped quite a bit, from 110 K CDN to 160 USD (~200k+ CDN. Not big cities , so as expensive as Canada for groceries and rent. I find automobile services cheaper in Canada though. Weather is definitely better, taxes are lower , more money so good move. But food wise, milk is of lower quality (Hormone laced) if you buy from Costco or Walmart unless you buy grass fed, same with eggs and meat (not fresh cuts). Canadian summers are better though. Also, cities spend less money on public infrastructure here unlike in Ontario, which means less side walks, less or not well maintained parks etc. Amenities vary from rich to middle class to poor neighbourhoods unlike Ontario. I haven't felt unsafe till date. Americans are more talkative unlike Canadians who are more stoic. That may also be a southern thing. 

I say think of your priorities before you make a call. Do you want more money, less taxes better weather and trade your free health care, no visa issues, stability for it? Then yes. 

Do we have to pay double taxes

[CanadianMalodu]

6 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

Do we have to pay double taxes

This depends on lot of variables. Simply speaking, if you liquidate your TFSA and have no property in Canada and work one job in USA, the no you don't need to pay taxes in Canada. 

[Jalsa456]

55 minutes ago, trent said:

Ya , opportunities ekkuva vuntay ga Canada kante ani thinking

Lot of friends moved from Canada to Dallas last summer there is community name lacima in prosper to anudlo uppili chari ani oka Tamil vadu movie ayyadu Canada nundi and also there big group from Canada in that community and also another guy name venkata also moved from Canada last couple of years back to Ohio then to Dallas let me know if you need contacts I can provide and check with them

[Jalsa456]

Also Celina golden ranch motorcycle meetup lo met few other Andra friends who also moved from Canada in big group I have contact of them also if u need to connect 

[CanadianMalodu]

3 hours ago, papampasivadu said:

 

 

Also, inkoka question:

double taxes in the sense: rendu chotla tax returns seperate ga file cheskodama? like US income ki US lo and Canada income ki canada lo?

 

or

rendu income'lu club chesi rendu chotla tax kattala? like double taxation? ala aythe peddha bokke ga

You will not pay double taxes. US and Canada have double tax avoidance treaty for that. The country of your residency will determine who takes your taxes.

[cappachino]

18 hours ago, CanadianMalodu said:

You can do it another way. Open a LLC somewhere in US, say like in Delaware. Get an EIN or ITIN for tax purposes and open a separate US checkings account for your business. Subcontract your work from your LLC in US to Canadian INC. 

This sounds good. Question, do we need a physical mailing address or just PO box works to open a llc? thanks.
 

[CanadianMalodu]

17 minutes ago, cappachino said:

This sounds good. Question, do we need a physical mailing address or just PO box works to open a llc? thanks.
 

Physical mailing address is better because American systems still use a lot of mail, but if it's just IRS , your clients and yourself whatever works is fine.

[lollilolli2020]

16 hours ago, CanadianMalodu said:

You will not pay double taxes. US and Canada have double tax avoidance treaty for that. The country of your residency will determine who takes your taxes.

where does dual citizens have to file ? 

[CanadianMalodu]

30 minutes ago, lollilolli2020 said:

where does dual citizens have to file ? 

It's still the same. Your country of residence will decide where you pay taxes  

[CanadianMalodu]

On 1/25/2024 at 5:15 AM, papampasivadu said:

RRSP lo money unte paristhiti enti bro??

You can keep RRSP as is. If you intend to withdraw then you need to report that on US tax returns, and it will taxed accordingly. Also, the amount will subject to withholding tax by Canadian government.