Following up on the thread about taxes paid in the USA and Canada by Merwyn Lobo and Jim Fernandes.
My feeble geriatric mind is truly befuddled. Merwyn states that he is a Canadian tax payer. But he also files USA tax returns. Presumably this is possible because (though he always finds fault with the USA) at one time he resided in the USA and presumably has a US Social Security number. So it is possible for him to file a US tax treturn. And if I understand him correctly the sole reason for filing a USA tax return on which he presumably reports his Canadian income and the amount paid in Canadian income taxes is to get a refund in the USA for the higher taxes paid in Canada. Devious, but theoretically possible. One of the loopholes in US tax laws. And if Mervyn has a US Social Security number, although he now lives in Canada and is a Canadian citizen, when he gets to retirement age he will probably claim U.S. Social Security payments as well ? Unlike Jim, I dont care much for Obama care. I pay USA Meicare dues and also have supplemental medical insurance, though I do not live in the USA all year, and neither USA Medicare or Private supplemental Medical Insurance provide coverage in India. Peace of mind is what led me to this scenario, in the event I get sice while visiting the USA. Good job Merv, you know how to use the sustem to your benefit.
