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Virginia:
Depending on how long you have been here, and whether or not you had a job in the months before you left for Korea, you may or may not have to file a tax return.

Fortunately, Canadians are rather present in overseas job markets, meaning that our government has a lot of support for us, which is nice.

I was receiving letters saying that I had to file a tax return for 2006, and poked around until I found the following phone numbers. To put your mind at ease, it's well worth it to call them. They are quite friendly and helpful and will help clarify the whole tax issue for you.

International Tax Services:

613-952-3741 (currently operating until 9pm, Ottawa time. You can also leave a voicemail)
613-952-3502 (The "problems" line - I was able to connect directly to a live person by calling this number when the other one rang busy)

They do accept collect calls as well.

You can download forms and information on your tax status from:

www.cra-arc.gc.ca

Hope this helps!

Drapes:
I am Canadian 2 weeks away from the end of my public school contract. I am wondering if I can get some of the income tax deducted from my monthly salary refunded to me.

Can I apply for all the money I (might be) owed now?
Do you have to send in a tax refund during tax season?

Or is the korean tax man a jealous lover of money?

Drapes:
NESTs (in public schools at least) don't do their own taxes, the school takes care of it. No need to do anything about it. You get whatever tax money you're owed when you get everything else.

jehall:
Is there an additional step to do though to stop Canada from taxing you for money you made here? I'm not really sure how that works.

krtastic:
I actually was quite curious about this myself. I recently finished my contract at an academy and I didn't get my taxes back, but instead was charged taxes. I've been told I can get that money refunded, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about filing the paperwork. My contract ended with that academy (I'm not at a new city with a public school) the end of May, so is it too late?

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