624 plain-English guides on cross-border, each one ending in what to do next.
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It might be, and the fix has a price either way. Three problems run at once, on two sides of the border. Three problems run at once.
Cross-BorderRent from a US property pays a flat 30% of the gross to the IRS, with no deductions allowed against it, and that is the default for a Canadian who hasn't.
Cross-BorderUsually not. Days you commute home within 24 hours don't count toward US residency if you cross on more than 75% of your workdays.
Cross-BorderCanada taxes your remote pay first, because you're resident here. What you owe, what your US employer owes Canada, and the forms both sides need.
Cross-BorderYes, if you're a US person who controls it or owns 10% of it while US owners hold over 50%. A decision table by situation, what missing it costs, and how to catch up.
Cross-BorderDual-status is the default in your arrival year. Three separate elections can change that, and two of them generally need a spouse.
Cross-BorderA section 6677 penalty is assessable, meaning the IRS can charge it without first sending a proposed notice you get to argue.
Cross-BorderA paid assessment is worth it when your file holds an unknown that changes the price or the plan. If you already know which returns you need, skip it.
Cross-BorderAn LLC formed while you're still a Canadian resident usually lands in a mismatch Canada doesn't fix, and an S corporation is closed to a nonresident alien.
Cross-BorderCalifornia taxes RRSP growth annually and runs some of the highest state income tax rates in the US. What BC residents need to plan for.
Cross-BorderFlorida levies no personal income tax, but the cost of the move lands on the Canadian side, on the way out. and it lands on the way out.
Cross-BorderCatch up on US filings first, then renounce. Form 8854's five-year certification makes you a covered expatriate at any net worth, and Canada taxes you the same after.
Cross-BorderA section 217 election trades the flat 25% withholding on non-resident RRSP income for graduated Canadian rates. Who wins, the June 30 wall, and the math.
Cross-BorderUS brokerage accounts, US bank accounts and US shares all count toward that line under ITA 233.3. US retirement accounts are the unsettled cell.
Cross-BorderProbably yes. Unreported employment income fails the delinquent FBAR gate, and the IRS pulled that route in mid-2026. Recent movers may use foreign Streamlined.
Cross-BorderCanada doesn't deem your LIRA sold when you leave, and in most places you can unlock it as a non-resident, usually about two years after you go.
Cross-BorderThere's no flat 182-day safe number. The substantial presence test weights three years, so 122 days each winter, three winters running, already meets it.
Cross-BorderCanadian tax starts again on the day you establish residential ties here, which is a facts question rather than a border formality.
Cross-BorderUsually yes for a 401(k), though CRA has never confirmed it: ITA 60(j) gives a deduction if five conditions hold and you fund the RRSP in time.
Cross-BorderNot necessarily. Each country runs its own inclusion rule and taxes its share of the vesting period. and the credit is capped.
Cross-BorderUsually, yes. A Roth IRA stays tax-free in Canada if you file the one-time treaty election with the CRA and put no new money in while you live here. Here's how each piece works.
Cross-BorderUsually not. Form NR73 is optional and gets you a CRA opinion that doesn't bind the CRA. It helps when your ties point both ways; a clean break just needs the departure return.
Cross-BorderA spouse who stays in Canada is usually a significant residential tie, which can push your Canadian departure date past your own flight.
Cross-BorderIt turns on your residential ties, and the tests run in a set order. Factual residence comes first: if you kept a home, a spouse or partner.