On April 2nd, the IRS and U.S. Treasury issued more guidance on the U.S. Transition Tax enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) in December 2017. As the U.S. moves to a territorial tax system for profits earned outside the U.S., this provision assesses a tax rate on accumulated earnings and profits in […]

Canada and the U.S. have similar tax laws for education savings plans. Unfortunately, neither recognizes the each other’s plans the same as their own. For example, a U.S. education savings plan, such as a “529 Plan,” has Canadian tax reporting requirements which are not applicable to a Canadian Registered Education Savings Plan. Canada and the […]

Children. From the moment they’re born you start planning for their future. And like a lot of good parents, you start to save money for their future education early. Both Canada and the U.S. have great education savings programs whereby generally any plan earnings are tax-deferred until Junior goes off to post-secondary education. But tax […]