How (& Should) I report salary and taxable RRSP income from Canada before moving to US, on US tax return?

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August 23, 2025
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If a person (Canada Citizen) moved from Canada to US Permanently in March of the tax year. I understand he will be treated as Resident alien for US tax filing.

How should he report his salary and RRSP income from Jan and Feb from Canada (foreign country) on US tax return?

Is there any tax credit or income exclusion benefit available?

Lacerte Tax

George4Tacks

Level 15

https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/federal-taxes/report-canadian-pension-nr-4-lacerte/L20oLtxDL_US_en_US?uid=meooim1p$srcG4T

https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/federal-taxes/reporting-foreign-wages-individual-return-lacerte/L4Gm1IY42_US_en_US?uid=meookic4$srcG4T

This is just to get you to input areas. You might have more questions.

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sjrcpa

Level 15

US citizen/Resident alien? Or Canadian citizen?

The more I know the more I don’t know.

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Amit173Author

Level 2

Canadian Citizen, permanently moved to US starting March

sjrcpa

Level 15

His US tax return filing begins in March, unless he makes an election to be treated as a US resident for the entire year.

The more I know the more I don’t know.

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