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Posted date : Sep 10, 2025

We are longtime CSA members and Canadian citizens who winter in the Palm Springs area and have done so for the last 13 years. We usually go down around the middle of October and come back at the end of March…

Posted date : Jul 15, 2025

I fill in an IRS 8840 form every year, but have never filled in the Form 1040-NR. Am I required to send in a Form 1040-NR? We do not file U.S. income tax.

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024

We have owned a condo in the U.S. for a number of years and typically never spend longer than three to four months in a year in the U.S. I’ve just become aware of the form 8840 and, in 2024, we will have spent 157 days in the U.S.

Posted date : May 21, 2024

I know that an hour-long trip to the U.S. to shop is counted as a day in the U.S. for both visa and IRS purposes. I also know that a partial day spent travelling through the U.S. from one Canadian city to…

Posted date : May 21, 2024

Regarding question 28 – “Did you have any income from the U.S?” Do we have to say yes if we have U.S. investments here in Canada with our Canadian financial investment firm with U.S. withholding tax?

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023

We are usually in the U.S. for fewer than 182 days. As long as we file the Form 8840, are we okay to stay in the U.S. for the extra 25 days, or should we shorten our trip?

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023

My wife and I own a property in Florida. I need to complete Form 8840. Do we need to each complete a form, or only one of us, or one form with both names on it?

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023

I just read (cover to cover) the spring issue. Absolutely invaluable info for newbies, as well as grizzled vets!

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023

On the 8840 form, the very first question is about your type of U.S. visa and the date you entered the U.S., so what type of visa are we issued….

Posted date : May 8, 2023

My I94 indicates that we can stay until June, but the rolling year puts us at ‘over by five days’ in February 2023 for the 8840. Why the discrepancy? Which should I use? Anyone got any insights?