TAXsss (Seniors plz advice)

[khanwaja]

I have got Canadian Immigration and will be landing soon, I will be working for US company and getting salary from US but my job assignment will be in Brunei, upon landing i will do all the paper work and fly back to Brunei but my family will be in Canada.

Do I need to pay tax in such situation, will bank deduct the tax amount if my salary is transferred to Canadian bank, or I have to pay at the end of year by appearing in front of revenue department.

Lastly I believe my family will be eligible for citizenship once they completed three years, will i be eligible to get citizenship if proving that i am paying taxes and have ties (family) in Canada.

thanks

wajahat

 

[saki]

Hi,

You will have to pay taxes only if the company is registered as a a Canadian business and they are paying there taxes to the canadian government and also if you are using Canadian SIN number for that job otherwise if they are not paying anything to Canadian taxation office then you wont have to pay anything as it comes to your bank account as an overseas funds and bank wont deduct any taxes from it apart from there fees and charges. You wil have to be staying in the country to be eligible to apply for the Citzenship as it is a requirment for the Citizenship.

I am not an expert but telling you as of my knowledge.

Cheers
Saki

 

[steaky]

If I were you, I will check with a CRA agent to see whether I am a tax resident or not.

To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you need to be physically living in Canada for 3 years in the past 4 years period before applying. See this link:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/become-eligibility.asp#time