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183 days

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024.

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.

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Taxation

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024.

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.

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Transporting goods

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024.

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

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Counting days in the U.S.

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024.

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.

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Allowable days

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024.

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.

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Time in U.S.

Posted date : Dec 13, 2024.

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?

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Book review

Posted date : Sep 18, 2024.

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…

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Out of Nova Scotia and in the U.S.

Posted date : Sep 18, 2024.

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?

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Tax rules regarding sale or transfers of U.S. property

Posted date : Sep 18, 2024.

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…

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Car insurance

Posted date : Sep 18, 2024.

Last year, we bought a car in Florida with the hope of leaving it there while we are back home. When we went to get our insurance, boy, were we shocked…

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