Posted date : May 11, 2022
I have seen a number of questions and answers regarding selling your home in the U.S., but I haven’t seen any information about subsequently squaring up with the U.S. Internal Revenue Agency. How do I get our money back to Canada?
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Posted date : May 11, 2022
We bought a personal use home in Goodyear in 2007 and sold it at a capital loss in 2015. We had no U.S.-based income, so did not file a U.S. income tax return. …
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Posted date : May 11, 2022
I am not sure if Canadians are fully aware that if you are not a U.S. citizen and decide to sell real estate property in the U.S., 15% of the selling price will be deducted from your proceeds and sent to the IRS within 20 days after closing. …
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Posted date : May 11, 2022
I go to the U.S. for six months each year and fill out all of the required forms, i.e. 8840. My question is if during those six months in the U.S. I decide to go on a vacation for a week or two to, say, Dominican or Europe, do they take that time into account, which means that I can stay for an extra week or two in the U.S. so that my total days would still equal 182?
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Posted date : Mar 18, 2022
CSA Member Advisory – The federal government officially announced that they will be removing the pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada at airports and land border crossings effective April 1, 2022.
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Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
We are selling our condo and would like some legal advice. Do you have any recommendations of U.S. lawyers in our area whom we could consult? Is there an association that we can contact? We want to avoid any legal problems with this transaction….
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Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
I have reached the age where I can no longer travel to Florida for the winter and must sell my manufactured home in Bradenton. I purchased my home in the early 2000s…
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Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
CSANews Issue 121 – Winter 2021 Edition | In this Issue :- BORDER’S OPEN! AMERICA WELCOMES SNOWBIRDS BACK; CARIBBEAN GEMS; TIMELESS WISDOM; NEW TECHNOLOGY
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Posted date : Sep 16, 2021
I have just returned from Texas after spending 3 1/2 months in the Rio Grande Valley. I thought that the association might be able to provide some data…
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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
To all those who didn’t heed the directions of the Canadian government and left the country anyway − you were warned that it is a changing environment and that rules could change when you are away, as the pandemic changes. The spring Bird Talk only had letters from the group that are complaining about the quarantine and testing requirements…..
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