Tax Preparation
Corporate
All of our corporate services are billed on the basis of time at our standard charge rates, and since each corporate situation is unique, there is no accurate way of estimating charges for corporate services. For a typical owner managed Canadian corporation engaged in personal services in the United...
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Taxation of U.S. Citizens or U.S.ResidentsLiving or Working in Canada
2026 edition (chapter excerpt)
Prepared by Mark T. Serbinski, CA (Ont.), CPA (Ont.), CPA (Illinois & Florida)
International tax practitioner • Admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service
This publication is int...
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I Taxation of Canadians Living, Working or Investing in the United States* 1
1.01 Introduction 1
1.02 U.S. Income Taxation of Residents & Citizens 2
(a) Taxation of Individuals 2
(b) Itemized Deductions and Standard Deduction 2
(c) When Returns are Due 2
(d) Medicare Taxes 3
(e) U.S. Taxation o...
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I. Tax Planning for Canadian Real Property Owned by a U.S. Citizen/Resident* 1
1.01 Introduction: 1
1.02 Background 1
1.03 Tax Implications of Death in Canada 1
1.04 Capital Gains Taxation in Canada 2
1.05 U.S. Effect of Capital Gains in Canada. 2
1.06 Determining the Difference Between Legal and B...
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Re-Sourcing of Pension Income Received by U.S. Citizens Resident in Canada
* Copyright ©2024 by Mark T. Serbinski CA (Ont.), CPA (Ont.),CPA (Illinois & Florida) Mr. Serbinski is a Chartered Accountant/Chartered Professional Accountant practicing in Ontario and a partner in the firm of Serbinski...
Continue ReadingWe make the tax return planning and preparation process painless. Our clients rely on us to determine the minimum legally available income tax liability, through a creative and coordinated approach to the preparation of returns.
In many cases, there are a number of alternative filing choices a...
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Form T1135 – Foreign Income Verification Statement.
You may find it helpful to use the attached 2025 T1135 template.You generally must file a T1135 for a tax year if, at any time during the year, you were a Canadian resident and the total cost amount of your specified foreign property was more than...
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IRS Reporting Requirements for your Canadian Tax Free Saving Account (TFSA)
You may need to file several forms depending on your specific circumstances, holdings and the value of your accounts. The IRS has not issued official guidance, but we default to treating a TFSA with a trustee/custodian as ...
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Topics of current interest are outlined on the following pages.
Please watch this new section for updates in this complex field of taxation and executive compensation.
Roth IRA Treatment When Moving to Canada
Many persons who have lived o...
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Report your foreign financial accounts - FinCEN Form 114-Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
You may find it helpful to use the attached template to provide us with the information required to report your foreign financial accounts. If you don't have spreadsheet software to edit...
Continue ReadingOn March 2, 2020 Internal Revenue Service issued Rev. Proc. 2020-17 which provides relief from reporting certain foreign trusts on forms 3520 and 3520A, and which provides for procedures to recover previously assessed penalties for failing to comply with Code Sec 6048.
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Continue ReadingThe Roth IRA and Canadian Taxation:
Under provisions of the Fifth Protocol to the Convention, a Roth IRA is considered a “pension” for the purposes of Article XVIII(3)(b) as long as no contributions are made to the plan while a resident of Canada after December 31, 2008. Rollover contributions ma...
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