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Canadian Tax – Federal Liberal Tax Changes on Private Corporations
Over the last few months, much has been written about the proposed Canadian tax changes to private corporations. I am concerned about the speed at which the Department of Finance is moving to enact these significant and wide reaching tax changes. The proposals were introduced in the summer, while Parliament was not in session, and […]
IRS Actions to Solve Non-Compliance of Canadians Earning US Rental Income
September 14, 2017In August, the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a final report #2017-30-048 entitled “Additional Controls Are Needed to Help Ensure That Non-resident Alien Individual Property Owners Comply with Tax Laws”1. While the TIGTA needs to work on their titles2, the report contains some interesting recommendations for Canadians that own U.S. real […]
Non-residents Selling Canadian Real Property
May 1, 2017Monday May 1st is generally the filing tax deadline in Canada for individuals for the 2016 year1. It is also 8 days away from a provincial election in British Columbia. One of the many issues politicians face in urban centers in BC is housing, both high prices and low availability. Some politicians have suggested that […]
Strafford PFIC Presentation – Additional Information
January 5, 2017On January 5, 2017, together with Strafford Publications, Steven Flynn will be presenting on Passive Foreign Investment Companies. In his section of the presentation, Steven will discuss information and tools to help you complete IRS Form 8621 – Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualifying Electing Fund. Links to […]