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401k is NOT tax-deferred when you file canadian tax return. This is absolutely correct. You can find the related regulations from CRA website. When I moved to canada in 2001, I filed both US and Canadian tax returns that year, and 401k is NOT tax-deferred for canadian tax return.

So that means, you have to pay canadian tax for the amount of 401k you have contributed because canadian government treats that money as your regular income. In this case, you're actually under a circumstance of which: you pay canadian tax for your 401k contributed, and when you retired and then get money from your 401k account, you have to pay US tax for that. That's double taxed.
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  • 枫下茶话 / 美国话题 / 在美国工作,在加拿大交税,报税时401K和RRSP一样是TAX-DEFERRED的吗?
    • no, it is fixed every year.
    • 为什么买了RRSP还买401K,有什么好处吗?虽然401在美国TAX-DEFERRED了,但在加拿大少交的税还是要补上的,不知我的理解对不对?望有经验的DX名点。
      • 听说在加拿大报税时401K可以象RRSP一样从收入中扣除.如果是这样可以少交很多税.有谁有过相关经验吗?
        • 为什么一定要有相关经验?看政府的有关规定不行吗?
          • 就是因为打电话问了CANADA REVENUE AGENCY他们说不可以,但是有人说可以,所以才上这儿来问.要是有谁CLAIM过能不能告诉我是填在LINE XXX?
            这个问题可关系到究竟要买多少401K,如果在加拿大报税的时候不是TAX-DEFERRED,那就用不着顶着上限买了.
            • Because some companies will give you match on 401k.
            • 要相信政府相信党。
            • 你这不是误导吗?明明政府已经回答你说不可以,然后你说听说可以,然后别人又说听说你说可以。。。。。。。。。。。。估计你就是这样听说的吧?
              • 我发现你这个人真的是很讨厌.你知道就回答,不知道就别发言.冷言冷语的干什么?该干啥干啥去.你要是女的我原谅你,你要是男的,我就不说了.
                • 请你定义一下什么叫作“知道”?我知道政府规定是“不可以”算不算“知道”?我曾经打过电话政府答复说“不可以”算不算“知道”?跟你预想的答案不一样就说别人讨厌是什么言什么语?
                  我不想跟你发生争执,但也不想以后有人引用这个帖子说虽然政府说“不可以”,但Rolia上有人说“可以”。
                • 不管我是对还是错,先给你道歉了。
                  • 接受你的道歉.我也说声对不起.报税是件很复杂的事情,大家都知道CRA的AGENT说的也不完全准确.同样的问题有的AGENT回答YES,过几天换个AGENT就说NO.
                    在加拿大生活了这么多年,直到今年才知道给孩子在RECREATION CENTRE注册PROGRAM的费用每年能CLAIM$1500.还不知道过去这几年在报税上犯了多少错误.
                    不在这儿寻求帮助了.还是按朋友的建议找个专业人士帮忙吧.
                    • "直到今年才知道给孩子在RECREATION CENTRE注册PROGRAM的费用每年能CLAIM$1500"??? 我怎么直到现在都没听说过? 能说详细点么. 谢谢.
                      • 不好意思,是$150.是我的FINANCIAL ADVISOR的NEWSLETTE上说的.他以此为例说明有很多可以报税的条款非专业人士并不一定清楚.具体怎么报我要发EMAIL问他才知道.
    • 401K抵美国的税,不能抵加拿大的税.如果没有申请加拿大非税务居民,那么再买些RRSP去减加拿大的税好啦.在官方网站和报税指南上都有说明.自己为何不花点时间好好读一读?
      • 读过啦.可是一个朋友是同样的情况,他告诉我他在加拿大报税的时候401K也是TAX-DEFERRED的.所以我糊涂了.看来我还得继续问他.
        • 那是他的问题,CCRA会给他纠正的.你没必要心存侥幸.
          • 到不是想心存侥幸,只是想弄清楚这个问题.
            如大家所说401K在加拿大报税的时候不是TAX-DEFERRED的,那么等到退休以后我从这里面取钱,CRA还会再把它作为我的收入收一次税吗?如果不是,难道CRA要仔细的计算我从401K里获取的投资收益单独收税吗?如果是,想不明白该怎么做(不是学这行的,觉得很复杂).如果不是,似乎又不合理,因为任何投资收益在加拿大都是要报税的.
            • My answers
              401k is NOT tax-deferred when you file canadian tax return. This is absolutely correct. You can find the related regulations from CRA website. When I moved to canada in 2001, I filed both US and Canadian tax returns that year, and 401k is NOT tax-deferred for canadian tax return.

              So that means, you have to pay canadian tax for the amount of 401k you have contributed because canadian government treats that money as your regular income. In this case, you're actually under a circumstance of which: you pay canadian tax for your 401k contributed, and when you retired and then get money from your 401k account, you have to pay US tax for that. That's double taxed.
              • Thanks for your answer
                Do you mean even if you are not a US resident after you retire, you still need to pay US tax if you withdraw money from your 401k account? And the money withdrawn from 401K won't be treated as your income when you file Canadian tax report?