Can I use turbotax to file the return as a non-resident (online filing)? Or do I have to mail the 5013-R and other forms to CRA? Thank you for your help!

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February 21, 2022
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TurboTaxSusan

Yes, you can use TurboTax to prepare your tax return. However, as a non-resident, you will not be able to use NETFILE to file your return online. Instead, you’ll need to printout your return and mail or fax it to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

FYI: TurboTax Online only accepts Canadian or US credit cards as payment. The TurboTax mobile app allows you to pay via Google Pay or Apple Pay (depending on which version you use).

KathyM4

Further question re non residents. I have in the past purchased Turbo Tax, and done as above, prepared my non-resident return and mailed it in.

But.....current problem....I am trying to purchase online the 2022 Turbo Tax, and it will not let me fill in a credit card with a non-Canadian address. How can I purchase the download????

TurboTaxSusan

@KathyM4 Unfortunately if you want to buy TurboTax CD/Download directly from us, we only accept Canadian or US credit cards as payment. However, you may be able to find a 3rd party retailer that sells TurboTax CD/Download who accepts a different form of payment, or foreign credit cards.

Tweetynae25

Yes, you will need to mail in your return if you are a non-resident.

As per our TurboTax article Taxation for Non-Residents.

If you are a non-resident, you need to file a special tax return – Form 5013-R T1 (Income Tax and Benefit Return for Non-Residents and Deemed Residents of Canada).

Most filers use their Social Insurance Number on these forms, but if you don’t have one, obtain an Individual Tax Number using Form T1261 (Application for a CRA ITN for Non-Residents). You may have to file additional forms depending on the type of income you earn.

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

Shakerhill1

Seems like the 2024 version of this form is not yet finalized (February 25, 2025). Unclear when CRA and TurboTax will get this fixed. In the meantime, you cannot file or even print your Non-Resident Return

kfishery

how do I do it?

Shakerhill1

If you label yourself as a non-resident, the form will automatically populate and generate the non-resident return.

however, there is a glitch if you have any employment income in a province. I had fees from serving on a board of directors of a Canadian company. In that case you have to change your province of residence to the province that you earned the employment income in in order to properly calculate the Ontario taxes and to eliminate the federal surtax which applies to income NOT earned in a province.

you can leave your address as the foreign address.

TurboTaxAniqua

@kfishery Yes, you can use TurboTax to prepare a non-resident return, but you can electronically file it as per CRA rule. You do have to Print & Mail your return to CRA