If you’ve lived or worked in both the U.S. and Canada, where should you retire from a tax perspective? In this video, we break down a detailed side-by-side comparison of retirement taxes in the United States and Canada, analyzing three income levels for married couples. The results may surprise you.
Tag: Retirement Taxes
Cross Border Planning: Pre-Tax or Roth 401(k)?
Tax planning is the key to living a stress-free cross-border retirement. Often, we focus on tax strategies during retirement. However, many of our clients are still employed, and long-term tax planning while working is just as important. Today, we discuss…
Missing These Cross-Border Tax Forms Could Cost You Thousands!
As a cross-border financial planner, we review all of our clients' tax returns. Unfortunately, this means catching many mistakes that can be very costly. If you have Canadian accounts, failing to report these on your taxes can cost you up…
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The Worst U.S. State For a Canadian to Retire
This video discusses the U.S. states with the highest and lowest taxes on your Canadian benefits and account withdrawals. We talk about: The tax treatment of your CPP and OAS The states that will tax your CPP and OAS State…
Cross-Border Tax Strategies: RRSP Withdrawals or Roth Conversions?
In this video, we discuss different cross-border tax strategies. In particular, is it better to take RRSP withdrawals or implement a Roth conversion strategy for retirement? We discuss: The Retirement "Tax Valley" Filling up this Tax Valley with RRSP Withdrawals…
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Michigan Retiree: Get a Bigger Tax Refund
Anyone who does their own taxes has been there before. The moment you input all of your taxes, hit the submit button, and close your eyes and hope that you don’t owe money. Taxes are pretty simple. Have enough withheld…
Michigan Taxes in Retirement
I’ve got a little good and bad news for you when you reach retirement. The good news is that there is a really good chance that your taxes will go down in retirement! The bad news is that these taxes…
How is my Canadian RRSP Taxed in the U.S.?
I have good and bad news for those of you that live in the U.S. but have a Canadian RRSP from when you lived in Canada. The good news is that there is a really good chance your taxation here…
Taxes on 401(k) and IRA Distributions in Michigan
You have saved and saved throughout your working years and now it is time to start taking some money out. You didn’t think the government was going to let you have all of that money tax-free, did you? A lot…
Analyzing The 2019 Proposal to Eliminate the Michigan Pension Tax
Wait, Democrats and Republicans can actually agree on something? Well, every Democrat and Republican running for governor of Michigan at least. The Michigan “Pension Tax”, is so unpopular with Michigan retirees, that it actually brought together people on both sides…
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