Often Canadian businesses are surprised to learn about the reach of U.S. state taxing jurisdictions to assert tax on out-of-state taxpayers. Since none of the 50 states were signatories to the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention (the “Treaty”), they are not limited by the Treaty to taxing business activities in the U.S. It is not uncommon […]

Canadian Tax-Free Savings Accounts (“TFSAs”) can be an excellent way to accumulate savings which will generally never be subject to Canadian income tax while they grow in value whether through investment income or gains. TFSAs have been around since 2009 and began with annual contribution limits of C$5,000. Beginning in 2015, the contribution limit increased […]

Steven Flynn was interviewed by Amy Legate-Wolfe at CTVnews.ca on the topic of dual and U.S. citizens resident in Canada and the impact of the Internal Revenue Services’ FATCA legislation on their banking information. http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/why-some-canadians-bank-info-is-being-sent-to-irs-1.2477572