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Americans Moving to Canada

U.S. Employees Working Remotely in Canada

Before the pandemic, working remotely was relatively limited. Today it is common for employees to work remotely, and many prefer it. Because of the risks of transmission of the COVID-19 virus, many employers require their employees to work remotely. In certain cases, employees are restricted ...
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renoucing U.S. citizenship

Renouncing Your U.S. Citizenship? – Count ALL Your Assets

Canadians with U.S. citizenship continue to review its benefits and costs. Its benefits include unlimited access to work and travel to the U.S. while its costs include the application of complex U.S. tax laws and requirement to file annual U.S. federal income tax returns to ...
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Vancouver Taxes Winter

Steven Flynn comments on BC’s new speculation and vacancy tax and the impact on foreign nationals who own Canadian real estate

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is poised to receive significant data from the BC government that will help tie home ownership to income declarations. While BC’s speculation and vacancy tax is a measure to address the housing crisis in major urban centers in BC, it can ...
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Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”)

The December 2017 U.S. tax reform included a provision to subject to U.S. tax the earnings of intellectual property owned by U.S. investors outside the U.S. GILTI impacts U.S. persons resident in Canada who own Canadian and other non-U.S. corporations. Without effective tax planning, combined ...
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Married Couples – When to Consider Filing Separately

Many married U.S. citizen and/or U.S. resident couples file a joint US income tax return. It is convenient, allows taxation of income at potentially lower tax rates compared to filing separately and may save a small amount of preparation time and professional fees. However, in ...
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US Tax vs. Canadian Tax

There are many similarities between the U.S. and Canada, but there are some significant distinctions between U.S. and Canadian tax law especially for U.S. citizens resident in Canada, including permanent residents of the US (“green-card” holders). For the unwary those distinctions may result in substantial ...
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