2,121 plain-English guides on cross-border moves, US and Canadian returns, and small-business money. Each one ends in what to do next, and says when a written Diagnostic is the smarter first step.
Yes. A Canadian can own a US corporation, LLC or branch. The vehicle sets your tax: a C corporation usually beats an LLC for a Canadian resident, and owning isn't a work permit.
Canadian TaxMany non-residents of Canada file no return once Part XIII withholding settles their income. You file for the year you leave, Canadian work, property sales, rent or pensions.
Cross-BorderThe Canadian Snowbird Act isn't law. As of October 18, 2026 both bills sit in committee. If passed, they'd allow 240-day stays and override the 183-day tax test.
Cross-BorderAn Edmonton cross-border tax accountant files both countries' returns and handles the Alberta pieces: 2026 rates, AHCIP when you leave, US rotational work and departure tax.
Cross-BorderAn Ottawa cross-border tax accountant files both countries' returns and handles the local pieces: federal pensions in the US, Gatineau vs Ottawa residence, OHIP and probate.
Cross-BorderThe yearly Canada-US filing checklist by filer type: US citizens in Canada, Canadians in the US, Canadians with US income, and Canadian corporations, with 2027 due dates.
Cross-BorderCross-border tax planning is a short list of decisions with fixed dates: your departure date, the treaty step-up, your US start date and the first-year return choice.
Canadian TaxYou're a deemed non-resident of Canada when Canadian rules keep you resident but a tax treaty makes you resident elsewhere. Non-resident rules and departure tax then apply.
Canadian TaxNo. Canada has no estate tax, but death triggers income tax on the deceased's final return through the deemed disposition and RRSP or RRIF inclusion, plus provincial probate fees.
Cross-BorderYes, in two parts: the CPP (QPP in Quebec), paid from work contributions, and OAS, paid on years lived in Canada. How each is taxed when you cross the border, and the treaty rule.
Cross-BorderThe 2025 FBAR was due April 15, 2026, with an automatic extension to October 15, 2026, and the 2026 FBAR is due April 15, 2027. Weekend rules, disaster relief, missed dates.
Cross-BorderUsually six. Streamlined asks for the last 6 FBAR years and 3 years of returns, and FBAR penalties can generally be assessed for 6 years. What changes it and why.
Cross-BorderA CPA or enrolled agent usually handles non-willful FBAR catch-ups. Willfulness, criminal risk or an exam that raises willfulness is lawyer territory, partly because of privilege.
Cross-BorderFlorida has no personal income tax, but Canadians still owe Canada on world income and the IRS on US-source income. Here's what Florida does tax and who pays it.
Cross-BorderA Canadian corporation files Form 1120-F for any year it runs a US trade or business, even one the treaty exempts. File on time or lose deductions. Dates and forms here.
Cross-BorderForm 14653 is the signed certification for Streamlined Foreign Offshore. Every section of the March 2025 form: the tax table, statements, residency, narrative and signatures.
Cross-BorderForm 3520 reports foreign trusts and large foreign gifts. In Canada that's usually an inheritance over $100,000, or a TFSA or RESP that may be a trust. Who files, when, penalties.
Canadian TaxForm NR5 asks the CRA to cut non-resident tax on your Canadian pension, RRIF or RRSP payments because you'll file a section 217 return. Approval usually covers five tax years.
Canadian TaxYou don't apply to become a non-resident of Canada. You cut your significant ties, settle abroad, and declare it on your departure-year return. NR73 is optional.
Cross-BorderYou file the FBAR online through FinCEN's BSA E-Filing System, no account needed. What to gather, which part each Canadian account goes in, spouses, preparers and fixes.
Cross-BorderFile one Form 8621 per Canadian fund, attached to your 1040 by its due date. Who must file, the $25,000 exception, the three PFIC regimes and the election deadlines.
Canadian TaxCanada has no LLC. You choose a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, or a ULC in Alberta, BC or Nova Scotia. How each is taxed in Canada and the US.
Canadian TaxAn RCA is employer-funded retirement savings taxed through a 50% refundable tax. Leave for the US and payouts face 25% Part XIII tax; a US citizen faces open 409A questions.
Canadian TaxRRSP withholding is 10%, 20% or 30% for Canadian residents (different in Quebec) and 25% for non-residents. For residents it's a prepayment. Here's the final tax on each side.