My husband (Canadian Citizen) and I (US Citizen) have established common law as of May 2019. We have not begun my Permanent Residency Application just yet so I don't have a SIN or temporary SIN, but I'm here in Canada legally on an extended visitor Visa. In the US I've been told that our common law marriage isn't recognized so I file my state taxes as single and have done so already as I'm required to even abroad. Do I have to file Canadian taxes as well? Does this mean my husband and I file together? Or do we file seperate? Does he claim me as a dependent since he pays for everything for me? I have not worked at all in 2019 as I legally can't work in Canada on my current Visa. Thanks for all the help!
Basically, if you aren’t claiming any credits, and don’t have to pay any taxes, you don’t need to file a return. The CRA has a full list here of when it is required to submit a return in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/you-ha...
If you are still not sure if you need to submit a return, or you do need to send in a return and need a SIN, you can call the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) at 1-800-959-8281.
If you don’t need to submit a return, then your husband would prepare just his own return (separate), though he can still choose “Common Law” and include info about you as his spouse.
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