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
Being a Canadian owning a mobile home in a park where I pay land rent, how would I ensure that my daughter has the right to ownership of my mobile home in Florida upon my passing?
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Posted date : May 11, 2022
We have purchased a property in Fort Pierce; we want to put our son who is 50 years old on the deed immediately. Our thinking is that upon our demise, he will already be an owner therefore eliminating the inheritance processes and associated costs. What are the advantages and disadvantages to such an approach?
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Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
My husband and I jointly own a home in Florida, value estimated at $400,000. Do we need a separate will drawn up by an attorney in the U.S. or written in Canada and referred to as a U.S. property will? This would be in addition to our Canadian will?
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Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
Our lawyer advised that it would be best to have a U.S. POA done (in the U.S.), as a lot of places do not recognize a Canadian version and won’t allow them to be used. What are your feelings on this?
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Posted date : Sep 16, 2021
CSANews Issue 120 – Fall 2021 Edition | In this Issue :- VACCINE REGISTRATION ; ESTATE PLANNING ; ESCAPE THE MUNDANE
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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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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
I just was informed today that the border is closed once again until June 21 [Now it has been extended again until July 21]. My wife and I recently crossed the border into Canada by land after a two-week visit to our home in Sun Lakes, Arizona. We had been away for more than 13 months …
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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
Is the CSA even aware of the Form I-94, as I never see any articles or questions about it? This form states how long a Canadian can spend in the U.S. and, every time I cross the border, people set it for only 90 days! It is so frustrating! Last time I asked a border security person to make it April 1, and he said that he had “no clue what I was talking about”!?
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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
I’m writing to find out what I’m missing, based on the below excerpt from the 2020 Form 8840. It specifically states on page 3, that: “… you will not be treated as a U.S. resident for 2020…
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