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Now is the time for some year-end mutual fund and ETF planning!

01/01/2015
If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad, you have undoubtedly heard about some of the U.S. tax issues and challenges associated with Canadian mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) which are generally considered to be “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”). If you have ...
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Internal Revenue Service Amnesty Programs

01/01/2014
In 2014, the IRS announced changes to its programs to help delinquent taxpayers file U.S. tax returns. We blogged about the changes to the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures and Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures before; you can click to read our blog Internal Revenue Service Announces ...
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New Foreign Income Reporting Requirements for Canadian Taxpayers: An Update

10/28/2013
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 ...
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2013 Changes to the US Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ID requirements

01/01/1970
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 ...
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01/01/1970
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Death and Taxes – U.S. Citizens Living in Canada

01/01/1970
U.S. citizens who die while resident in Canada face taxation issues from two countries: Canadian income tax on unrealized gains and certain tax deferred assets and U.S. federal estate tax on the fair market value of all assets. This blog briefly summarizes the tax issues ...
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Mexican Land Trusts are Not Trusts for US Federal Income Tax Purposes

01/01/1970
In a recent Revenue Ruling, the IRS concluded that a fideicomiso or Mexican Land Trust (“MLT”) arrangement is not a trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This was welcome news to many U.S. citizens that own land located in Mexico through an MLT. As ...
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Cross-border Gifts – Application of Article XIII – Gains

01/01/1970
Last month, we described a situation where a Canadian resident, nonresident alien of the US used the Canada – US Income Tax Convention (“Treaty”) to reduce their overall tax liability on employment income earned in the U.S. The second part of our Treaty example concerns ...
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Don’t forget about State and Local income tax implications when working in the US!

01/01/1970
The domestic tax implications of living and working in one country are generally straight-forward. While there may be from time to time some complicating domestic tax issues, generally, with a bit of resourcefulness you don’t need to be a tax specialist to resolve the personal ...
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Canada U.S. Tax Treaty – US Nonresident Alien Using “Married Filing Joint” Tax Rates

01/01/1970
Two recent client situations remind us that certain provisions in the Canada US Income Tax Convention (“Treaty”) can lower a client’s overall tax liability even where the answer isn’t so obvious when entering information in tax software. The first example is the subject of today’s ...
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