About a year ago, I received a call from someone who had found my website. He was in a panic because he had just moved back to Canada and was now receiving a $60,000 tax bill from the U.S. Ken…
Tag: Cross Border Planning
Video: Collecting Canadian OAS as a U.S. Resident
A couple of years back I was presenting a Cross-Border webinar in which I discussed the Canadian Old Age Security (OAS) benefit. A few minutes after the webinar, a lady called me in a panic. She was 70 years old, recently retired, and…
Video: Collecting Your Canada Pension (CPP) as a U.S. Resident
In this video, we discuss the following: - CPP basics for U.S. residents - The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reduction - Strategies for maximizing your CPP and Social Security
Video: Canadian Account Withdrawals For U.S. Residents
RRSP and LIRA Withdrawal Strategies for U.S. Residents
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…
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Retiring in the U.S. vs. Canada
As a cross-border financial planner I get one question the most often, “Am I better off retiring in the U.S. or Canada?” Now, there are many non-financial benefits of retiring in both countries. You may have family back in Canada…
Collecting CPP in the U.S.
When I called a prospective client a week ago, my jaw dropped. "What do you mean you're not going to turn on your CPP benefit?", I asked in amazement. She had been told that CPP reduces her social security benefit,…
Collecting OAS in the U.S.
"I can travel more!" That was the first thing Anne said when we discovered that she should be receiving an extra $610 per month from Canada. It was a benefit, that her U.S. and Canada financial advisors had missed. The Canadian…
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…
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