For 2021 I am considered a resident alien and my spouse was also a resident alien as she stayed 190 in the USA but she was not employed.For 170 days she was employed in CANADA. How to file tax in Turbo tax that cares of US and CANADA tax. Is she considered as a deemed nonresident for CANADA? Can she file deemed nonresident using Turbo tax?Is the below approach right? My wife filed tax in CANADA first using TURBO TAX CANADA and once we know the final tax paid to CANADA Then I file tax in the USA married filed jointly using turbo tax the USA and put my wife CANADA income as foreign income and tax paid as tax credit

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File Tax USA and CANADA

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For 2021 I am considered a resident alien and my spouse was also a resident alien as she stayed 190 in the USA but she was not employed.For 170 days she was employed in CANADA.

How to file tax in Turbo tax that cares of US and CANADA tax.

Is she considered as a deemed nonresident for CANADA? Can she file deemed nonresident using Turbo tax?
Is the below approach right?

My wife filed tax in CANADA first using TURBO TAX CANADA and once we know the final tax paid to CANADA

Then

I file tax in the USA married filed jointly using turbo tax the USA and put my wife CANADA income as foreign income and tax paid as tax credit

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mglauner

Yes, your wife would be considered a 'non-resident' for Canadian tax purposes if she lived there for 170 days.

Click this link for more info on Canadian Non-Residency

Yes, filing as you proposed as MFJ resident aliens, and reporting the Foreign Income/Foreign Tax Paid would be correct.

This link has helpful details on Tax Tips for Resident and Non-Resident Aliens.

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gurAuthor

@mglauner Thank you for response

I understand that my wife can file tax in CANADA as non resident .I have one question

Non resident form for CANADA has spouse detail section .Looks like if person is married then tax return should be filled as married and it is mandatory to give spouse details and world income

I did'nt went to CANADA and was working in USA for US employer and I don't have CANADA ITIN or SIN so in my wife CANADA income tax return what should be entered in spouse section ? I am not sure if I should be declaring my USA income there ..

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cra-arc/formspubs/pbg/5013-r/5013-r-21e.pdf