Tax 2020

[jagan542]

Hello mates,

I landed in May 2019 and left for India and returned back in September 2020. I do not have any employment here in Canada. Do I need to file taxes for those two years?

Kindly suggest.

Thank you in advance.

 

[canuck78]

Hello mates,

I landed in May 2019 and left for India and returned back in September 2020. I do not have any employment here in Canada. Do I need to file taxes for those two years?

Kindly suggest.

Thank you in advance.

Depends on whether you had any family, finances, ties to Canada.

 

[kurtrules]

Whether you pay taxes or not, depends on your residency in Canada for tax purposes. Generally, you'll pay tax if the following applies:

Significant residential ties with Canada include:

• a home in Canada
• a spouse or common-law partner in Canada
• dependants in Canada

Please determine your residency and based on that file/not-file taxes - https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/information-been-moved/determining-your-residency-status.html

 

[jagan542]

Whether you pay taxes or not, depends on your residency in Canada for tax purposes. Generally, you'll pay tax if the following applies:

Significant residential ties with Canada include:

• a home in Canada
• a spouse or common-law partner in Canada
• dependants in Canada

Please determine your residency and based on that file/not-file taxes - https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/information-been-moved/determining-your-residency-status.html

Thank you.

 

[atzquebec]

Depends on whether you had any family, finances, ties to Canada.

Check with a tax consultant in Canada. I was told to file taxes for the years from which I became a PR, even if I didn't live or work in Canada. But I filed them after I moved back to Canada permanently for all the years since I became a PR.

 

[aggarki]

You should still file your taxes in Canada even you don't have any income as long as you are on a work permit, student visa or PR. This tax filing will provide some Govt benefits.