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Canadians who want to sell their vacation properties in the U.S. are surprised to discover that the IRS requires 15% withholding on the gross proceeds they will receive on the ...
Attention Snowbirds: Your U.S. Stay May Trigger Tax Obligations
For Canadian snowbirds who spend extended periods in the U.S., it’s important to be aware that your time south of the border could trigger U.S. tax filing requirements. Even if ...
Net Investment Income Tax Ruling, and Good News for US Expats
IRS Overruled & Potential Refunds If you are a US expat taxpayer, the latest court ruling comes as welcome news to you. A US federal court has overturned a controversial ...
What Trump’s Victory Means to Canadians Doing Business in the U.S. and American Expatiates Living in Canada
Donald Trump’s victory coupled with what appears to be a Republican sweep of both houses of Congress sets the stage for tax legislation to be passed early in Trump’s term. ...
The Supreme Court Rules in Favour of the Taxpayer in an FBAR Penalty Case
On February 28, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court released a 5-4 decision against the IRS’s position on the imposition of nonwillful violations of timely Foreign Bank Account Reporting (“FBAR”) reporting ...
TFSAs for U.S. citizens: might be worthwhile with some caveats
Since the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) was introduced in 2009, it has been used by Canadians to earn investment income on a tax-free basis. Many U.S. citizens, however, have shied ...
Circuit court derails constitutional argument against the repatriation tax
In late 2017, the US Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Job Act (“TCJA”) which was signed into law by then President Trump on December 22, 2017. One of TCJA’s ...
Exploring Section 1031 Rollover in US Real Estate for Canadians
With current low capitalization rates in the Canadian real estate market, many Canadians are looking south of the border to the United States for higher returns on their real estate ...
Hello IRS, anybody home? The IRS continues to dig out from under reams of paper
If you feel like the IRS is not heeding your call, you are not alone. As the IRS continues to dig itself out of its pandemic-induced backlog, taxpayer service has ...