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Posted date : May 14, 2019

My wife and I own a home in Arizona and are thinking of transferring ownership to our son, who lives in Arizona. We bought the house in 2006. We live in Canada. Would we have any capital gain to report, as this is not a sale but a gift to our son? Then could he […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

We have just joined and find the snowbird site interesting. We are going to be buying a mobile home in a 55+ park in Las Vegas. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of Bird Talk from Nevada. But we have some basic questions to help us get started. Any info you can provide would […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear bird talk, we currently have a U.S.$ account with bank of Montreal and now are being told by our camp owner in Edinburg, tX that, effective January 1, 2012, all cheques issued on Canadian banks will be subject to a handling fee of $20. We previously spent our winters in arizona and have not […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Please check the following information and alert our fellow Snowbirds of the following problems. I have been trying to transfer money from my Canadian bank U.S. Dollar account into my account in the Chase Bank in Arizona. They have instituted a new policy whereby it now takes fro 4 to 6 weeks […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am writing with respect to the Bird Talk on p. 7 of the latest CSANews Spring 2006, Issue 58, about a cash in dispute with an American bank. At the beginning of the 1980’s I opened my chequing account with a bank in florida, and shortly after mailed my pay cheque […]

Posted date : Oct 18, 2017

CSANews Issue 84 — Fall 2012 Edition ::: Understanding the Basics of Joint Ownership || The Evolution of Long-Term Care || Enchanting San Antonio || Exploring The chilean Desert