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Post by CalWorPar on Jan 6, 2016 4:07:50 GMT
Hi Everyone
Thanks to all the contributor and moderators to this forum. This forum has a lot of information to newbies. I am Canadian on Global Payroll joining SA in Jan-2016. I am seriously considering boarding school for my grade-10 son as schools in Saudi are either full of difficult to get admission to even for year 2016-2017.
Few questions:
1) Can I leave my Son in boarding school in Canada and still be a not-resident for tax purpose? I know this is more of a Tax Consultant's question but would like to know if someone has done this.
2) I see advertisements of various boarding schools in this website but missing rating information or experience of Aramco Expats. I would really appreciate to learn from parents about their experiences of different boarding schools.
My son is interested in AP (not IB) and I want to select a boarding school that offers AP.
I would like to get in touch with parents who have sent their kids to boarding school and learn about their experiences (good or bad).
PM is fine: calgarypp at gmail.com
Thanks
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Post by ggbaas on Jan 6, 2016 6:05:27 GMT
I think you can. I worked overseas in the past in Holland with many Cdn expats. I don't believe Revcanada would say that you are "connected" to Canada in this situation. If you child was living in your house, they may view it differently. I wonder if Aramco will help with in-country taxes in this situation.
You should consider renting or selling your house. To satisfy RevCanada, you may want to go thru an agency. If your in Calgary, I personally know a realtor whose wifehas a rental agency.
I considering an offer Aramco at this time and many need a some help with questions. Can you seen a PM on this site?
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Post by CanadianBacon on Jan 7, 2016 4:38:06 GMT
I'm not able to help with boarding schools, but regarding leaving your son in Canada, make sure you really check into this. The CRA views dependents in Canada as a "significant residential tie" and you could end up being a Deemed Resident for tax purposes ( www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/cmmn/rsdncy-eng.html). Even if you talk to someone else who has a child in boarding school in Canada and hasn't had tax problems, they may have just gotten lucky. A professional consultation is probably still a good idea. I consulted a company about tax issues before I left and I'm glad I did. |
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Post by bogiefrommuskogee on Jan 7, 2016 22:35:15 GMT
Here is something to think about. Talking about US schools only but with the recent changes in airline travel policy, children under 15 must travel as unaccompanied minor. This makes ninth grade problematic. My daughter's friend was turned away at the ticket counter. My daughter's flight was canceled on her day of travel. The school was empty so nobody to help. We eventually solved my dughter's problem after spending enough money. Her friend didn't get to fly.
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Post by CalWorPar on Jan 8, 2016 20:06:14 GMT
Hi CanadianBacon, Ggbass & Bogiefrommuskogee
Thanks for your replies. Every bit of information helps taking right decision.
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Post by bogiefrommuskogee on Jan 9, 2016 4:12:10 GMT
If you have the option to send a child in 9th or 10th grade and the boarding school only goes 9-12, my experience is that, regardless of all the problems, better to go 9th. The reasons are legion. If you want to PM me I can explain better but, in short, the kids form their groups which are hard to get into later, their grades will suffer the first term due to, well too many things, but better to get that over with earlier. UM travel would not be the decision maker for me. As long as they travel back to Saudi for breaks, it is not that painful (except for the jet lag). I am only talking about boarding schools in the USA. I have no experience with other countries. The one negative about boarding school is that when you send your first child away, they will be a young adult when you next see them. They grow up quickly. We used to argue over cleaning the room. Now we argue over politics. AND THE ROOM IS STILL A MESS!!! But, as I have recently been made aware, I am not the boss of them. So we clean the room after they go back. Mispoken. But, as I have all too recently been reminded, I am not the boss of them.
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Post by vpainter on Jan 9, 2016 20:05:57 GMT
Quite a few of our U.S. friends send their kids to boarding school in Switzerland. They like it because they can make quick trips to see them, unlike the parents whose kids are in the U.S. Boarding schools. The kids I have talked to have loved boarding in Switzerland.
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Post by Dorothy on Jan 14, 2016 6:52:49 GMT
bogiefrommuskogee,
The OP is in Canada, where middle school/jr high is often through ninth grade, and high school starts with tenth grade. Starting boarding school in Canada for Grade 10 is completely fine.
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