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Internal Revenue Service announces changes to Streamlined Programs

On June 18th, the Internal Revenue Service announced changes to the Offshore Programs to help ease the tax reporting compliance burden on delinquent taxpayers and assist more taxpayers to come forward to get their U.S. tax return filing obligations up to date. Now referred to ...
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Will FATCA Be Implemented in Canada?

Some commentators have suggested Canada’s recently signed Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) with the US violates Canada’s Charter of Rights. If they are right and the IGA is implemented, it may be overturned by Canadian courts. The IGA is an agreement that modifies the US’s Foreign Account ...
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We’ve added FATCA Seminars for Vancouver

On July 1, 2014 the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will require Canadian financial institutions to report accounts held by U.S. persons to the IRS. If you are a U.S. person who has not filed U.S. tax returns you may have significant exposure to tax, ...
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Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Seminars for US Persons in Canada

Are you a U.S. person who has not filed a U.S. tax return? The recently signed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement between Canada and the U.S. will require Canadian financial institutions to report accounts held by U.S. persons to the US Internal Revenue ...
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Washington Business and Occupation Tax

Many Canadian businesses are unaware of the Washington Business and Occupation (“B&O”) Tax when they do business with customers in the State of Washington. The B&O tax is a gross receipts tax levied by various levels of government in Washington. It is calculated based on ...
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Revised CRA Form T1135 – CRA Provides Filing Deadline Extension for 2013 Filers

For the 2013 tax year the Canada Revenue Agency released a revised Form T1135 to report specified foreign property where the cost amount exceeded Cdn$100,000 at any time in the year. This revised form requires detailed reporting of each foreign property as opposed to the ...
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Canadian Business Investment in the US

The US is a natural market for Canadian businesses. While there are many similarities between doing business in Canada and the U.S., it is the differences that require your attention. Canadian corporate tax rates are about a third lower than their equivalent in the U.S., ...
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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 ...
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The member firms of Andersen in Canada focus on Canadian, international and Canada-U.S. cross-border tax matters. With offices across Canada, our tax professionals work with a broad range of businesses and individual clients to develop innovative tax solutions for a diverse range of issues. Our senior leaders and many of our professional staff have extensive experience in Canadian, international, U.S. and cross-border tax matters with major international accounting firms, as well as practical experience working with businesses and individuals.