Tax News

Commute this pension or not?

Client profile Georgi Balev*, 50, just got laid off. He was a senior manager at a major engineering firm in Ottawa, Ont., where he had worked for the past 26 years. His total annual compensation, including bonus, was about $300,000. His dilemma: Does he wait until age 65 to start drawing his defined-benefit pension, or […]

By Staff |October 7, 2016

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Principal Residence Exemption: What’s changed, what hasn’t

And will the adjustments deter foreign ownership?

By Melissa Shin |October 5, 2016

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The true withholding tax for U.S. retirement accounts

Cross-border taxes are never easy to understand.

By Melissa Shin |October 4, 2016

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Can clients ditch U.S. citizenship retroactively?

Whether for ideological reasons or tax complications, many people want to shed their U.S. citizenship.

By Max Reed |September 30, 2016

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