[goodnesswins]

You don’t think someone who is working for an American company should have to pay either.....hahahahaha....we lived (and husband worked) in Canada for 5 years....you VILL PAY Taxes....and luckily his employer took care of the extra costs incurred, ie double taxation. Although, the CPA’s who did the taxes for us could barely speak English (Asian)...I could tell stories...

[napscoordinator]

I guess you are right. I was not sure if it was an American company. Flat tax would be much better for all concerned.

[llevrok]

used to work up there myself. I know exactly of what you say. Like you, I did three tax returns (BC, Canada then US). If I hit an exclusionary level, no US tax to pay BUT a hefty CPA bill (all Chinese too). Those costs were not expensable on my US return.

What a pain in the arse.

[Alberta's Child]

Having been through this before, I can tell you that there is no "double taxation" between the U.S. and Canada. When you are a U.S. citizen living in Canada you file a U.S. tax return and pay U.S. taxes, but when you file a Canadian return you get a credit for what you paid to the IRS. It's not much different from someone who lives in one U.S. state and works in another and has to file state income tax returns.

The only cost involved in this "double taxation" is the cost of filing two separate tax returns.