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US Gift Tax Exposure on Joint Ownership of Property
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 case where one spouse is a U.S. citizen and the […]
Low Risk U.S. Tax Compliance
January 4, 2013On June 26, 2012 the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced new streamlined filing procedures (“SFP”) for non-resident U.S. taxpayers to go into effect September 1, 2012. SFP is available to U.S. persons and dual citizens living outside the US who have failed to timely file U.S. federal income tax returns or disclose their non-U.S. bank […]
US Filing Obligations of Non-residents of the US
November 27, 2012There has been a lot of attention in the media about U.S. citizens who live in Canada and their U.S. tax filing obligations. Non-U.S. citizens who are not resident in the U.S. (“NRA” for non-resident aliens) may also have U.S. tax filing obligations where they work in the U.S., sell U.S. real estate or even […]
Welcome to W.L. Dueck & Co. LLP – Providing Cross-border Tax Expertise Since 1998… and Commentary since 2012
November 1, 2012Welcome to www.crossbordertaxblog.com, W.L. Dueck & Co. LLP’s U.S. and cross-border tax blog. We are a team of over 20 tax professionals that work exclusively on U.S. and cross-border tax issues. Our clients include Canadian businesses and individuals with investments in the U.S. and U.S. citizens resident in Canada. We provide both tax consulting and […]