# Exit Return

**URL:** <https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/exit-return/10420>\
**Category:** Tax Topics\
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/exit-return/10420 "2025-03-25T13:32:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![wini.leecpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@wini.leecpa](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/wini.leecpa)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/exit-return/10420/1 "2025-03-25T13:32:33Z")

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Hello Everyone,

My Client has moved to Singapore but he is a Canadian citizen still has RRSP and Property in Canada. Does he have to file an exit return.

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**Author:** ![wini.leecpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@wini.leecpa](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/wini.leecpa)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/exit-return/10420/2 "2025-03-25T14:47:09Z")

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Additionally, my client does not earn any Income in Singapore and does not pay any taxes

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**Author:** ![taxprepbyannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@taxprepbyannie](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/taxprepbyannie)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/exit-return/10420/3 "2025-03-25T15:40:46Z")

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You need to first assess his residency in Canada before knowing what type of returns he needs filed. Canadian tax residency is not a matter of choice but a matter of facts (residential ties in Canada and in the host country). The fact that he retained his residence in Canada is a primary residential tie that can make his remain a tax resident in Canada.

Here is some information on residential ties: [https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/information-been-moved/determining-your-residency-status.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/information-been-moved/determining-your-residency-status.html)