1,407 plain-English guides on cross-border moves, US and Canadian returns, and small-business money. Each one ends in what to do next, and says when a written Position Check is the smarter first step.
July 13, 2026
The J-1 covers Canada's researchers, postdocs, medical trainees, interns, and camp counselors — with tax rules that depend heavily on which J-1 you are. The exempt-individual clock, what you file as a nonresident, FICA, scholarships and stipends, and the Canadian side nobody mentions.
Read more →July 10, 2026
The H-1B is the dual-intent visa — you can pursue a green card while on it. That changes the tax planning: your first-year filings look like every Canadian arriver's, but the decisions you make now echo into permanent residency. Here's the H-1B tax picture for Canadians.
Read more →July 8, 2026
A green card makes you a U.S. tax resident the day you get it — no day-counting required. What Canadians moving for love or permanent residency need to know: the green card test, filing jointly with (or without) a resident spouse, Canada's departure tax, and the long-term exit-tax trap.
Read more →July 6, 2026
F-1 students are the great exception in U.S. tax: for up to five years, your days may not count toward residency at all. What Canadian students actually file (hint: probably Form 8843 and maybe a 1040-NR), the FICA exemption, and why your Canadian tax residency may not have ended.
Read more →July 3, 2026
The E-2 lets Canadians buy or build a U.S. business — and the tax structure you choose on day one follows you for years. Entity choice (and the LLC trap), your dual-status arrival year, Canada's departure tax on a business owner, and the reporting your Canadian accounts trigger.
Read more →July 1, 2026
The E-1 exists for Canadians whose business trades substantially between Canada and the U.S. — which means, unlike most movers, you keep one foot in each tax system on purpose. Permanent establishment, transfer pricing, two sets of filings, and your own personal residency.
Read more →June 29, 2026
When one spouse gets the work visa, the other gets a dependent visa — and a tax position nobody explains. Your residency is counted separately, you may need an ITIN, joint filing is an election with real consequences, and your Canadian accounts have their own reporting. The dependent spouse's tax guide.
Read more →June 28, 2026
If you're a Canadian who moved to the U.S. — or a snowbird who spends enough time here — the U.S. Treasury wants an annual report of your Canadian bank accounts. A plain-English guide to the FBAR: who files, the $10,000 trigger, which accounts count, the penalties, and how to catch up if you're behind.
Read more →June 23, 2026
When your business spans two countries, your books aren't just a record — they're the raw material for filings in both, feeding forms like Form 5472 that carry five-figure penalties. Why generic bookkeeping quietly creates cross-border tax problems, and what to track instead.
Read more →June 22, 2026
A U.S. LLC owned from Latin America isn't automatically tax-free — and Form 5472 carries a $25,000 penalty for getting it wrong. What you actually owe the IRS, and why your entity and your personal U.S. residency are two separate questions.
Read more →June 15, 2026
The LLC is America's favorite business structure — which is exactly why so many Canadians get talked into one. For a Canadian owner, an LLC can create double taxation the U.S. and Canada were supposed to prevent. Here's the trap.
Read more →June 15, 2026
If you're a U.S. citizen or green card holder living in Canada who didn't realize you still had to file U.S. taxes, you're not alone — and you're probably less trapped than you fear. The IRS Streamlined program is the way back.
Read more →June 12, 2026
Form 8840 is the one-page filing that lets Canadian snowbirds spend winters in the U.S. without becoming U.S. tax residents. Here's who qualifies, what "closer connection" actually means, the deadline, and the mistakes that void it.
Read more →June 12, 2026
Canadian snowbirds often believe 182 days in the U.S. is the magic number. It isn't. The IRS counts your days with a weighted three-year formula — and many snowbirds cross the line at about 120 days a year without knowing it.
Read more →June 11, 2026
Moving from Canada to the United States triggers tax obligations in both countries in your year of arrival. Here's a plain-English guide to what you file, where, and in what order — so nothing slips through the cracks.
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