Canada to UK
 

Hi again guys,

As discussed previously, we are moving back to UK from Canada and have more questions:

1. How do we tell the CRA that we are leaving? I do my taxes online with SimpleTax but not sure how to 'sign off'.

2. My daughter is staying in a rental paid for by me until October when she joins us and we are keeping our bank account open until then with enough money to pay the bills and rent etc. How will this affect our tax residency bearing in mind I will be resident of UK and paying tax from March? I will have to complete a tax return for Canada for 2022 anyway but not sure how the CRA views this.

3. I don't understand what this 'Departure Tax' is. I am taking all my possessions back to UK in a container. Could someone please explain further.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

Re: Canada to UK
 

1. Just this form I think, but worth double checking, maybe ask in the Canada forums? https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cr...3/nr73-17e.pdf

2. Having a bank account/rental in Canada shouldn't affect your tax residency, lots of people have bank accounts or property in other countries.

3. This may help - https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Tax_a...Leaving_Canada

HTH.

Re: Canada to UK
 

Thanks Christmasoompa,

1. I will look into what forms to fill in. This is a good start.

2. Fair one.

3. I just read this and all is good as we already sold our Principal Residence in Canada, so nothing to see there.

Cheers,
Jim

Re: Canada to UK
 

Sounds good, do double check though, maybe with a post in the Canada forums.

But if all good, then all you need to sort is your wife's visa…..unfortunately not the easiest part of the move!

Best of luck.

Re: Canada to UK
 

There is information here that may be of value.

Leaving Canada

Re: Canada to UK
 

Can you recommend a shipping company?

Re: Canada to UK
 

QUOTE=shelley748;13096550]Can you recommend a shipping company?[/QUOTE]
When we moved here from the UK, AMJ Campbell were the local agent https://amjcampbell.com/ with Britannia being the company in the UK.
AMJ stored our goods until we were ready for them and then transferred them from store to home. It was a good service, excellent communication, flexible with delivery dates and took a pro-rata payment for 1 weeks storage rather than the a full months rate as stated in the agreement. They even sent us pictures of our goods inside the container before it was unloaded so we could see that everything was still as loaded in the UK.
I'd use them again. Worth a quote.