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Cross-Border guides

581 plain-English guides on cross-border, each one ending in what to do next.

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Moving from Canada to Rhode Island: Graduated Tax, High Property Tax, and Providence

Rhode Island taxes income at up to 5.99% across three brackets, with high property taxes and a low estate tax exemption.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to South Carolina: State Tax, Retirement, and Cross-Border Planning

South Carolina is moving toward a flat 3.99% income tax, exempts a slice of retirement income, and draws Canadian retirees to Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to South Dakota: Taxes

South Dakota charges no state income tax, on wages, capital gains, retirement income, or business profits, and the prohibition is constitutional.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Tennessee: No Income Tax, High Sales Tax, and Cross-Border Planning

Tennessee has no state income tax at all, but its combined sales tax reaches 9.75%. Nashville's boom draws Canadians. Here's the cross-border tax picture.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Utah: Silicon Slopes, Flat Tax, and Cross-Border Planning

Utah's flat 4.65% income tax, no local income taxes, and the growing Silicon Slopes tech corridor are drawing Canadian tech workers and retirees alike.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Vermont: Taxes

The federal cross-border mechanics (departure tax, RRSP, FBAR) are the same as any Canada-to-US move; this page covers what's specific to Vermont.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Virginia: No County Tax, DC Reciprocity, and the Cross-Border Picture

Virginia's graduated tax tops out at 5.75%, kicking in at just $17,000, and unlike Maryland next door, no county or city adds a piggyback tax on top.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Washington DC: Graduated Rates, MD/VA Reciprocity, and the Cross-Border Picture

DC isn't a state, but it taxes like one, with graduated rates from 4% to 10.75% and no separate local or county layer on top.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to West Virginia: State Tax, Falling Rates, and Cross-Border Planning

West Virginia has cut its income tax faster than almost any other state since 2023, and the top rate now sits at 5.12% with no local income tax anywhere.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Wisconsin: The Minnesota Reciprocity Angle

Wisconsin's top rate is 7.65%, but the real story for many Canadians is Minnesota reciprocity and the Madison tech corridor. Here's the full picture.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Canada to Wyoming: Taxes

The federal cross-border rules (departure tax, RRSP/TFSA, treaty positions, FBAR) apply the same as any Canada-to-US move.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Manitoba to the US: The Winnipeg-Minneapolis Corridor and Beyond

Manitoba's top rate hits 17.4% above roughly $105,000, one of the steepest provincial bites at middle incomes.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from New Brunswick to the US: Taxes

New Brunswick carries one of the heaviest tax loads in Canada: a top combined marginal rate north of 52%, and 15% HST on almost everything you buy.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Ontario to Michigan: State Tax, Auto Corridor, and Cross-Border Planning

Michigan's flat 4.25% income tax, Detroit-Windsor corridor, and the auto industry pipeline make it a natural cross-border move. Here's the tax picture.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving From Quebec to the US: What Happens to Your Taxes?

Quebec requires a separate provincial return (TP-1), a separate set of slips (Relevé instead of T4/T5), and a separate assessment.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from Saskatchewan to the US: Potash, Oil, and the Departure Tax

Saskatchewan's top provincial rate is 14.5%, its major employers already rotate staff through Texas and North Dakota.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving from the US to Ontario: What Changes on Your Taxes

Ontario's top combined rate is 53.53%, OHIP kicks in after a 3-month wait, and the CRA wants to know about your US retirement accounts.

Aug 30, 2026
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Moving to the US from Canada: The Tax Checklist

What happens to your Canadian taxes when you move to the US. Moving from Canada to the US is not one tax event but a sequence of them.

Aug 30, 2026
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NR301: How Non-Residents Claim Treaty Benefits on Canadian Income

When a Canadian payer sends money to a non-resident (dividends, interest, rent, pension, royalties, management fees).

Aug 30, 2026
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OAS Clawback for Non-Residents and Cross-Border Retirees

Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly pension paid by the Canadian government to most Canadians aged 65 and older, regardless of work history.

Aug 30, 2026
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Pension Income Splitting Cross-Border: Canada-US

The higher-income spouse can allocate up to 50% of qualifying pension income to the lower-income spouse, reducing the family's combined tax.

Aug 30, 2026
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Pre-Move Tax Planning: Before Moving Between Canada and the US

The biggest cross-border tax mistakes are made before the move, not after. Collapsing a TFSA a month too late creates a foreign trust problem.

Aug 30, 2026
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Provincial Health Insurance When Leaving Canada: OHIP, MSP, and the Coverage Gap

Provincial health insurance is one of the first things people lose when they leave Canada and one of the last things they regain when they return.

Aug 30, 2026
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Remote Work Across the Canada-US Border: Tax Rules

Remote work does not change the fundamental tax rule for employment income: it is taxed where the services are performed.

Aug 30, 2026