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Avoid wasting Canadian tuition credit with double taxation on Canadian Income in US

I live in US with income in Canada and have a large amount of unused tuition tax credits in Canada. My understanding is that when doing US Tax I should report my full Canadian income and the amount ...
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Can donations to Canadian charities be claimed on US taxes?

This seems like it would be easily Google-able, but because I am located in Canada, all results are along the lines of "how to claim a US donation on your canadian taxes". My question is, if someone ...
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Are dual US-Canadian citizens in Canada required to pay US taxes on their donations to Canadian charities?

Suppose Gordon is a Canadian citizen resident who is also a US citizen. Gordon earns $1,000,000 a year in net income from his Canadian executive job. He pays an overall rate of 40% in taxes. Gordon ...
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Donating to US versus Canadian charities to maximizing tax benefits

I am a US citizen and I have the option to make my charitable donations in either the US or Canada for the next few years. How do I maximize my tax benefit for a fixed donation size? My ...
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