Do I have to file at home while living in Ukraine?
Residence decides it, and residence is a question of facts rather than of where your post arrives. The one exception is US citizenship, which carries the filing obligation with the person wherever they go. So the first thing we establish is which system still claims you.
Is there a treaty between my country and Ukraine?
That is verified rather than assumed: we confirm which treaty text governs Ukraine and your home country for the year in question, because a protocol can move a rate or an article between years. If there is no treaty, unilateral credit rules are what prevent double taxation.
I own property in Ukraine. Where is the rent taxed?
Rent from immovable property is almost always taxable where the property is situated, frequently by withholding on the gross amount, with your home country taxing the same income and giving credit. A net-basis election, where one exists, is usually the difference between tax on profit and tax on turnover.
Does temporary-protection status abroad automatically make someone non-resident of Ukraine for tax purposes?
No — temporary-protection status is an immigration and humanitarian category in the host country, and it does not by itself determine tax residence in either Ukraine or the host country; the residency tests in each country's own rules still need to be applied to the individual's actual facts.
Can a displaced person be considered a tax resident of two countries at once?
Yes, displacement can create exactly that situation — genuine ties to Ukraine may remain (family, property, an intention to return) while the host country's own domestic rules can independently treat an extended stay there as creating residency too, which is why a displaced person's position often needs a treaty-based resolution rather than a simple either-or answer.
How does displacement affect the tax treatment of Ukrainian family assets?
The assets themselves are taxed according to their nature and location under Ukrainian rules regardless of the owner's displacement, but the owner's own residency status — which affects how any related income is reported in their host country — is a separate question that needs its own review given the unusual circumstances displacement creates.
Is foreign pension income taxable in Canada?
Yes. A Canadian resident reports foreign pension income in Canadian dollars like any other income, and foreign tax withheld on it becomes a credit rather than a reduction of the amount reported. Where a treaty exempts part or all of it — some social security pensions are treated this way — the relief is claimed as a deduction on the return, not by leaving the pension off. Omitting it and claiming it was exempt are two very different filing positions. See the pensions and annuities article.
What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion?
It lets a US person working abroad exclude a capped amount of foreign *earned* income — wages and self-employment profit, not investment income — from US income tax, claimed on Form 2555. You qualify through either the physical presence test or the bona fide residence test, and you must have a tax home abroad. The cap is indexed annually, so it is read off the form for the year you are filing. See Form 2555.
