by Polaris Tax Counsel | Feb 28, 2018 | Cross-Border Tax
Canadian residents who aren’t U.S. citizens may be surprised to know that U.S. estate tax can apply to them. Newly enacted U.S. tax rules have increased the exemption amount, but there are still pitfalls to be aware of. The way U.S. estate tax works has not really...
by Polaris Tax Counsel | Feb 19, 2018 | Cross-Border Tax
The new U.S. tax rules are likely to increase the number of Canadian resident US citizens who want to renounce. US tax reform did not change the rules around renunciation very much, but it did expand the category of people who are able to renounce U.S. citizenship...
by Polaris Tax Counsel | Feb 16, 2018 | Cross-Border Tax
A recently passed US tax law makes it more complicated for American citizens outside the United States to run businesses, because their income may be “GILTI”. GILTI is an acronym for “Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income”. Under the new US corporate tax system, US...
by Polaris Tax Counsel | Jan 31, 2018 | Cross-Border Tax
The newly passed US tax law (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TJCA”)) makes it much more complex for American citizens outside the United States to run a business. Specifically, there are two new complex tax regimes to consider: 1) the one-time mandatory repatriation tax...
by Polaris Tax Counsel | Jan 13, 2018 | Cross-Border Tax
This blog post addresses a very technical question about the new US repatriation tax. It will only be of interest to US tax advisors. It is not meant as legal advice and cannot be relied upon as such. It involves complex US tax concepts so advice specific to the...
