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Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Seminars for US Persons in Canada

Andersen 01/01/1970
Are you a U.S. person who has not filed a U.S. tax return? The recently signed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement between Canada and the U.S. will require Canadian financial institutions to report accounts held by U.S. persons to the US Internal Revenue ...
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Washington Business and Occupation Tax

Andersen 01/01/1970
Many Canadian businesses are unaware of the Washington Business and Occupation (“B&O”) Tax when they do business with customers in the State of Washington. The B&O tax is a gross receipts tax levied by various levels of government in Washington. It is calculated based on ...
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Revised CRA Form T1135 – CRA Provides Filing Deadline Extension for 2013 Filers

Andersen 01/01/1970
For the 2013 tax year the Canada Revenue Agency released a revised Form T1135 to report specified foreign property where the cost amount exceeded Cdn$100,000 at any time in the year. This revised form requires detailed reporting of each foreign property as opposed to the ...
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Consulting in the U.S. – Planning in advance well worth it

Andersen 01/01/1970
Independent consultants in Canada will often incorporate their practice in order to offer some liability protection not otherwise achieved through a sole-proprietorship structure. From a Canadian income tax perspective, the incorporated consultant will often make the choice between compensating himself by way of salary or ...
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Repaying your Canadian-dollar mortgage? Don’t be surprised by a US tax bill.

Andersen 01/01/1970
The ownership of real property is often made possible with mortgage and other debt financing. Such mortgage financing offers a U.S. taxpayer the ability to deduct for income tax purposes the interest paid, subject to some limitations. The repayment of the mortgage would not normally ...
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Canada-United States Social Security Agreement

Andersen 01/01/1970
An often overlooked agreement between the two countries can result in significant savings for Canadians moving to the United States. The Canada-United States Social Security Agreement (“Agreement”) provides direction to individuals on which country levies social security taxes, allows for continuation of benefits and coverage ...
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2013 Changes to the US Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ID requirements

Andersen 01/01/1970
Have you earned income from the U.S., or perhaps sold a personal property in 2013? If so, there is a very good chance you will need to file a US income tax return. In order to do so, you will be required to obtain either ...
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Mexican Land Trusts are Not Trusts for US Federal Income Tax Purposes

Andersen 01/01/1970
In a recent Revenue Ruling, the IRS concluded that a fideicomiso or Mexican Land Trust (“MLT”) arrangement is not a trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This was welcome news to many U.S. citizens that own land located in Mexico through an MLT. As ...
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Don’t forget about State and Local income tax implications when working in the US!

Andersen 01/01/1970
The domestic tax implications of living and working in one country are generally straight-forward. While there may be from time to time some complicating domestic tax issues, generally, with a bit of resourcefulness you don’t need to be a tax specialist to resolve the personal ...
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US Gift Tax Exposure on Joint Ownership of Property

Andersen 01/01/1970
The most common way spouses hold property in Canada is joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Joint ownership provides each joint tenant an undivided interest in the property and when one spouse dies, the property immediately passes to the surviving spouse without probate. In the ...
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