本人博后一名,之前两年在报税时使用Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the People's Republic of China (For the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income)的Article19均得到了CRA的退税。
今年同样使用该条款,先是从CRA得到了2016年1月1日至2016年5月31日博后工资的退税(因为自2016年6月1日起,学校更新了对博后身份的认定,即从“trainee”变为学校的“employee”,自此,各项省税也再不减免。)但10月中旬收到了CRA的来信“We regularly conduct review programs as an important part of the self-assessment tax system. To support your claim for additional deductions, please provide the following information:”。其中的additional deductions即为2016年1月1日至2016年5月31日的博后工资。CRA在信中写到“If any portion of the amount you are claiming is income exempt under a tax treaty, provide official documents indicating: proof of taxes paid to the foreign country or that the income is exempt from taxes in the foreign country.”