Non-resident returns and NR4 slips

You will need to enter the amounts in the NR4 tax slips; This TurboTax article will help you; What's an NR4 slip and how do I enter it into TurboTax?

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I have two NR4s - withdrew my RRSP when I returned to Australia.  The correct withholding tax has been deducted from the amount I withdrew (15% becuase of the Doubt Tax Agreement between Australia and Canada) but I can't see anywhere I can put what the amount of tax witheld is.  When I put the Net amount into the Statement of World Income - Turbo Tax calculates that I owe thousands to CRA but this isn't correct because the tax has already been withheld. How do I overcome this ?

I am in a similar situation to you, so I can't claim to know the correct answer.  But I had many discussions with the CRA on the phone and spoke with several of their experts and to be honest none of them seemed to be really sure. 

For one of the NR4's I had one could find a box which somewhat corresponded even though box numbers different.  In the end the one agent suggested that since the correct amount of tax was withheld, I didn't need to re-enter these forms as if I were doing my taxes as a resident, so I removed them and simply attached a cover letter with my return and included the slips for completeness.  No idea if this was correct, but no one on the CRA side seemed to know any better.  In the end I will still have further tax obligations on the amounts in my country of residence.  For the statement of world income, as far as I understood it was more to see if any credits are applicable, but I don't think it impacted the next amount of income tax owed.  The one CRA agent I spoke with said I should for that statement of world income I should quote the income before withholding tax in all cases.

Thanks for your reply.  I started to use the tax pack from CRA, but oh boy after 3 hrs gave up - too many schedules referring to forms referring to your return - I'm an accountant and found it the most frustrating and inefficient form ever.  So what I've done is just entered my T4 details (all I had was a bonus because I actually left Canada in Dec 2021 but the bonus was paid in Feb 2022) and left it as that.  I'm relying on the CRA page under 'What is a section 217 election ' which says 'the tax withheld is usually your final tax obligation to Canada on this income and you do NOT have to file a Canadian income tax and benefit return to report it'.  From my understanding you can so a section 217 election if you think the tax withheld was wrong - but I know mine is correct.  So fingers crossed with my return.  Will post tmrw (26 April ) another frustrating thing why non-residents can't electronically file is ridiculous and belongs in the last century 😀

Where do I input NR4 amounts on a Non-resident return. The link on the subject but it is no longer valid.

@RossS 

You would enter the amounts on your NR4 based off of the codes and information on the NR4.

I cannot locate any T-Slip forms to enter. There are also no search results when using "Form Lookup"

@RossS What is the code on your NR4 slip?

I have codes for Boxes 14, 5, 16, 17, 24, 26 and 28

This link does NOT work. 

The NR4 form is only issued to Non-Residents of Canada and there are no actual NR (Non-Resident) Forms in a T1 General Tax Return.  Therefore you cannot enter this slip on a particular page or screen titled NR4.

Depending on the source of the income, you can enter on your Canadian tax return the type of slip from which that income was derived from. For example:

• If this is from Old Age Security (OAS), enter on the T4A(OAS) screen.
• If this is Interest income, enter it as Interest & Investment Income.
• If this is a T5/NR4, enter on the T5 - Statement of Investment screen. Make your entries in Box 15 and 16.
• If this is a T4A/NR4, enter on the T4A page.

Ensure you keep the slip available if CRA requests to see it.

For each gross income amount:

1. Compare the income code shown in box 14 or box 24 with the list of codes on the back of your NR4 slip. This code tells you what type of income the amount represents.
2. Open the in-product help and click the Search tab.
3. In the search field, enter the description you have found on the back of your NR4 slip and click List Topics.
4. In the list of topics found for your search term, choose the topic that most closely describes your income type. Follow the instructions on where to enter the amount in TurboTax.

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How do I enter it if the NR4 is related to rental property income?

@XTCRyder You can enter it as rental income. (T776)

Income? Its tax that has been withheld by the property management firm on the rental income. 

Can you please be more specific on where this tax that has been with held needs to be be entered. Theres no place for it inside of the rental income module where everything else related is entered. 

Thanks

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