The Exit Tax When Moving from the U.S. to Canada

Interested in moving to, or moving back to, Canada from the United States? I was recently speaking with a client that moved to the U.S. from Canada because of a “six-month” job assignment. Twenty years, three jobs, and four different…

How CPP Impacts Your Spouse’s U.S. Social Security Benefit

Recently, I got a pretty basic question on the website. Well, what seemed basic enough. Does WEP also apply to a Canadian who lived in the US, never  worked in the US, but collects Social Security spousal benefits due to…

The 5 Biggest Cross-Border Planning Mistakes to Avoid In 2022

Sheila was advised by her U.S. based financial planner to withdraw her RRSP, and bring it to the U.S. She thought it was a reasonable request.  At only $100,000, the RRSP represented only a small part of her total retirement…