Commuters, dual residents, snowbirds, and companies with staff on both sides: we coordinate the United States and Canadian filings so withholding, credits, and treaty positions line up and you are not taxed twice. Ghada Bazzi is licensed as a CPA in Michigan and is a member of CPA Ontario.
Form 1040-NR or 1040, Michigan and Detroit city returns, the treaty tie-breaker, and the foreign tax credit on your Canadian T1, coordinated in the right order.
Canadian rental property, RRSPs and TFSAs, a Canadian employer, or a pension: we report it correctly on the US side and coordinate with your Canadian preparer, or handle both.
Payroll withholding for employees who live in one country and work in the other, W-8BEN and W-9 collection, and the filings that keep both revenue agencies satisfied.
Usually not, if the returns are prepared in the right order. The US and Canada tax treaty and the foreign tax credit exist to prevent double taxation, but the credit only works when the filings match. That coordination is the point of using one firm.
Ghada Bazzi is a CPA Ontario member. We can coordinate with your existing Canadian preparer or discuss handling both sides; the engagement letter states exactly which returns we are responsible for.
Your T4 or W-2, NR4 or 1042-S forms, prior year returns from both countries, and a note of the days you spent in each country. The portal has a cross border checklist that walks you through it.
Nothing you enter here creates an engagement. It goes only to the CPA. You can upload documents now or wait until your portal opens; please do not type Social Security or account numbers into the message box.