US resident/Canadian student - tax liability?

Hi!

If anyone has advice which can help me understand my tax liabilities it's much appreciated!

I am a Canadian citizen who is attending school in Ontario, however, I lived in the US for many years prior to attending school in Canada and have a greencard. I want to claim that I am still a resident of the US.

Last year I spent 8 months of the year working in the US as an intern, and 4 months in Canada going to school. I made no money whatsoever in Canada but paid tuition.

I was planning on filing a standard US tax return as a resident and possibly claiming my Canadian tuition (using a FAFSA #) on the 1040EZ return.

But here's where I became confused. I was planning on filing a Canadian tax return as a non-resident but when I filled it out it said I owe the Canadian government close to a grand. I don't understand why I would owe the Canadian government tax on my foreign income if I am claiming to be a non-resident? I did not even think I would be required to filed a Canadian tax return this year since I did not earn money in Canada and I am claiming not to be a resident. The main reason I wanted to file a Canadian tax return is to transfer my tuition credits from current and previous years to my Grandma.

Do I have tax liability to the Canadian government? Is it better not to filed at all in Canada? Is there away for me to transfer tuition credits to my Grandma?

Thanks a lot for info!

It wouldn't matter where you lived,as a GC holder you needed to file a 1040.

have you ever filed in canada before as a resident? If not, you still are a non-resident of canada, then you don't even report your US income on that return.

You can only transfer current year tuition to someone else. If you've been going to school in canafda in previous years, you will need to back-file (both you and granny) to give her the credit.