All US individuals and corporations with April 15, 2020 tax deadlines have had their US federal income tax deadlines for filing and payments extended from April 15, 2020 to July ...
IRS provides guidance eliminating tax filings for Canadians holding RESPs
On March 2, 2020, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-17 which has broad implications to US citizens in Canada who maintain Registered Education Savings Plans (“RESPs”) and possibly, Tax-free savings ...
Americans investing in Canadian real estate
Canadian real estate may not be cheap[1], but there are several reasons why the True North has become an attractive option for American investors seeking rental income. Firstly, the favourable ...
Strategies for managing US interest expenses disallowance rules in real estate partnerships and LLC’s
As part of the US’s 2017 Tax Reform Package, rules were passed to preclude certain US partnerships from deducting all or a portion of their US interest expenses. Below we ...
Increased compliance burden for US expatriates who own CFCs
The IRS has released new forms required for US citizens who own foreign (e.g. Canadian) corporations which are treated as Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs) for US tax purposes. The penalties ...