We have owned a condo in the U.S. for a number of years and typically never spend longer than three to four months in a year in the U.S. I’ve just become aware of the form 8840 and, in 2024, we will have spent 157 days in the U.S.

My spouse is retired and was a lineman for a New Brunswick company for hurricanes or tropical storms. He went to work in the United States for Hurricane Helene and is currently in Florida for Hurricane Milton.

We have a rental property in Arizona and file a U.S. tax return each year. In Canada, we have registered (TFSA & RRSP) and non-registered investments in securities, which include U.S.-based companies.

Can I transport my friend’s hunting rifle from North Carolina to New York? I have no gun licences or permits.

This summer, we spent 16 days in the states. Then we were back in Canada for 16 days. Following this, we were back in the states for another 14 days. We actually were on U.S. soil for only 30 days.

Why can’t we Canadian snowbirds be treated with greater acknowledgement of the impact that we have on the American economy? Instead, we are restricted to 183 days.

If we are in the U.S., does a 33-day stay in Thailand (flying out of LAX) come off of our 183 days allowed?

Thank you very much to the book reviewer (I don’t have his name in front of me) who recommended the Kelly Armstrong Rip Through Time series…

We are just looking to confirm that we can be away from Nova Scotia and be in the U.S. for a total of seven months now without losing our medical coverage in Nova Scotia?

Hello. I do enjoy reading “Bird Talk.” However, as a retired CPA, I do shudder at times with your advice regarding transfers of U.S. property to children or sales to outside parties…