Owners of BC residential property need to be aware of the new 2018 British Columbia Speculation and Vacancy Tax affects and how to apply for exemptions. To prevent housing speculation in British Columbia and help turn vacant homes into rentals in its overheated market, the BC provincial government recently implemented the BC Speculation and Vacancy […]

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 U.S. and Canadian tax rates approaching 85% could occur as […]

Andersen is a firm of chartered accountants that, among other things, specializes in U.S. and cross-border tax matters. Our clients include U.S. citizens resident in Canada and Canadian individuals and businesses investing in the U.S. Our firm provides consulting and tax return preparation services to clients principally in western Canada and the U.S. Our firm […]