US Taxes

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OWNERSHIP OF FOREIGN PROPERTY

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The Huffington Post reports that over a third of foreign buyers of real estate in Florida are Canadians. Another article reports that Canadians are the leading buyers of US real estate. In earlier blogs I’ve talked about the specter of US estate taxes that arises when a Canadian dies owning US situs property, like real estate. Besides this complexity, the ownership of foreign property raises the potential for challenges in the administration of an estate. As a result, when developing an estate plan that includes foreign real estate it is important to consider a number of issues, some of which are…….

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Canadian and US Tax Treaty, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Probate Tax, United States, US Taxes, Wills

U.S. Estate Tax Debate Continues

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As world attention appears to be increasingly focused on the economic news coming from the United States, and the various political debates in that country regarding deficit reduction and tax policy, I thought it would be interesting and timely to draw readers attention to a recent Reuters article that profiles a leader of the U.S. political movement to repeal estate taxes…..

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United States, US Taxes

Coffee, Bicycle, Purse

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There is no global test for capacity. Capacity is a task specific concept. The threshold capacity for making a Will is not necessarily the same as may be required for managing a simple bank account or for providing investment instructions in respect of a multi-million dollar portfolio. What should we be looking for when dealing with older clients wishing to prepare a Will?….

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Capacity Law, Estate Planning, U.S. Citizen, United States, US Taxes

ALTERNATIVES TO ‘SINGLE-PURPOSE’ CORPORATION FOR U.S. ESTATE TAX PLANNING

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If you have a “single-purpose” corporation for U.S. estate tax planning, this may be a good time to explore an alternative way of holding U.S. real estate…..

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Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian and US Tax Treaty, Estate Planning, Investments, IRS, Property, Succession Planning, Trusts, United States, US Taxes

Is a U.S. Estate Tax Return Due?

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So you’ve taken on the role of executor of your dear friend, Sally’s estate. It just so happened that Sally owned a vacation property in the United States. You’ve come across a couple of blogs in the last few weeks that suggest her estate may owe some taxes to the IRS. You have no idea whether this is true and what you may need to do. You decide to keep reading these blogs to see if they’ll help you…..

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Estate Administration, IRS, United States, US Taxes
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