something about tax ..sorry don't know where to ask this kind of stuff

[yata520]

sorry don't know where to ask this kind of stuff
My partner and i still at inland process , should my partner put me at his tax form ? since i don't have status(lack of status) does this will have red flag ??also since i am not working should i also do my tax ?? i never did tax so really don't know how to do ...

 

[wowsers]

Canadavisa has a tax and finance section. Click Home at the top right of your first page and scroll down. You will get better advice there.

 

[yata520]

Canadavisa has a tax and finance section. Click Home at the top right of your first page and scroll down. You will get better advice there.

thank you

 

[Alurra71]

The quick/short answer is yes. Your partner should have you listed as common law spouse or spouse on his CRA information. I don't know about if you have to file your own taxes though. That is a question better suited for the other area of the forum!

Good luck.

 

[screech339]

I filed my wife as a dependent on my tax forms. Once my wife landed and gotten her SIN, then she would have to file taxes for year she was here waiting for PR, even though she had 0 income. This is important for tax benefits like gst credit, etc.

In my case, she needed to file taxes so that we can continue getting her monthly child benefits.

 

[yata520]

I filed my wife as a dependent on my tax forms. Once my wife landed and gotten her SIN, then she would have to file taxes for year she was here waiting for PR, even though she had 0 income. This is important for tax benefits like gst credit, etc.

In my case, she needed to file taxes so that we can continue getting her monthly child benefits.

so u mean i better filed tax form right now when i still waitting PR? but since i have 0 income doesn't they gonna ask why ? how can i prove that ?@@

 

[screech339]

so u mean i better filed tax form right now when i still waitting PR? but since i have 0 income doesn't they gonna ask why ? how can i prove that ? @ @

H&R block told me I can add her as my dependent. I would get tax deduction even though she is still waiting for her PR. My wife could not file any taxes until she gotten her PR and SIN. Even though she never worked 0 income, she was considered a resident of Canada.

 

[screech339]

so u mean i better filed tax form right now when i still waitting PR? but since i have 0 income doesn't they gonna ask why ? how can i prove that ? @ @

You can't do your taxes until you get your SIN. Meanwhile your common law could claim you as dependent. The problem is that CRA doesn't recognize common law filing until 3 years. Even though CIC recognized it after 1 year.

 

[Rob_TO]

The problem is that CRA doesn't recognize common law filing until 3 years. Even though CIC recognized it after 1 year.

Not sure where you got that from, but the CRA definition of common-law is the same as CIC - 1 year living together for common-law.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/prsnl-nf/mrtl-eng.html
Common-law partner
This applies to a person who is not your spouse, with whom you are living in a conjugal relationship, and to whom at least one of the following situations applies. He or she:
has been living with you in a conjugal relationship, and this current relationship has lasted at least 12 continuous months;

CRA is actually even easier than CIC to claim common-law, as if you have a child together you don't even need to be living together for 1 year.

 

[screech339]

You are correct Rob. My mistake. You would be able to claim common law on the federal side of income tax. However you may have to wait for claiming common law on the provincial tax side. It depends on which province you are filing it in. For example. Ontario only recognize common law if you lived together 3 years. Not 1 year. So you will get benefits on the federal side but not get the benefits on the provincial side at least until 3 years has passed.

 

[Rob_TO]

You are correct Rob. My mistake. You would be able to claim common law on the federal side of income tax. However you may have to wait for claiming common law on the provincial tax side. It depends on which province you are filing it in. For example. Ontario only recognize common law if you lived together 3 years. Not 1 year. So you will get benefits on the federal side but not get the benefits on the provincial side at least until 3 years has passed.

No, all the provinces follow the same general CRA rules for tax purposes, which is 1 year cohabitation = common-law. Doesn't matter what province you are in.

The only area where provinces differ in common-law rules, in when it comes to rights as a common-law spouse. i.e. in some provinces you need 3 years cohabitation to have the same rights/benefits as a married couple. But for tax purposes only, it's always 1 year.