I’m a Canadian citizen living in Nova Scotia, Canada.I work for an international company (UK) that has an office based in the Calgary, Canada. I am a direct employee of this company. I get paid from the Canadian Office in Canadian Funds.
I’ve been working for them for 9 years and in 2010 & 2011 worked in the USA for a portion of my income.
• 93 Days in 2010 in the USA.
• 155 days in 2011 in the USA.
My company withheld taxes for the Canadian government only and issued me a T4 only. I was told that they did not have to withhold US taxes because of the Canada-USA tax treaty. It appears that they are in some tax trouble with the IRS. It is my understanding that they should have withheld taxes proportional for the amount of work done in each country.
My question is am I personally liable for any unpaid USA taxes?
Do I have to file a Tax Return in the US if I wasn’t issued a W4 from my company?
My company is no longer allowed to send me to the US as an employee, or anyone else for that matter. If I create my own company would I then be able to work in the US (if I am personally liable I would assume no).
Cheers,
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