As an international student am I required to file income taxes?
International Students are required to file an income tax return if: • you owe taxes • you earned any income (from employment, scholarship/bursary, fellowship, assistantship, reasearch grant) from Canada in 2006 • you want to claim a refund • you want to apply for the GST (and other tax) credits • you or your spouse or common-law partner want to start or continue receiving Canada Child Tax Benefit payments Even if you did not receive income from a Canadian source, it is recommended that international students complete an income tax return since you may be eligible for some tax credits (a refund of money), like the GST tax credit or property/rental tax credit. As well, international students can claim non-refundable tax credits (e.g., tuition and education fees).
International Students are required to file an income tax return if: • you owe taxes • you earned any income (from employment, scholarship/bursary, fellowship, assistantship, reasearch grant) from Canada in 2006 • you want to claim a refund • you want to apply for the GST (and other tax) credits • you or your spouse or common-law partner want to start or continue receiving Canada Child Tax Benefit payments Even if you did not receive income from a Canadian source, it is recommended that international students complete an income tax return since you may be eligible for some tax credits (a refund of money), like the GST tax credit or property/rental tax credit. As well, international students can claim non-refundable tax credits (e.g., tuition and education fees). Even if you have no Canadian income, if you complete an income tax return, your non-refundable tax credit information will be kept on file, so if you decide to work in Canada in the future, these tax credits can then be used to
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