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Repaying your Canadian-dollar mortgage? Don’t be surprised by a US tax bill.

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 be expected to create an income tax liability. However, for […]

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Canada-United States Social Security Agreement

November 26, 2013

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 while temporarily working away and prevents both countries from levying […]

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2013 Changes to the US Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ID requirements

November 20, 2013

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 a US Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (“ITIN”) or a Social […]

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New Foreign Income Reporting Requirements for Canadian Taxpayers: An Update

October 28, 2013

In an earlier blog post, we discussed the new Stop International Tax Evasion Program and the fact that Canada Revenue would be redesigning its Form T-1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement. Canada Revenue has now released the new T-1135 form outlining the new reporting requirements for income earned from assets outside of Canada. Now Canadian taxpayers […]

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