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.
September 7, 2026
Canada taxes a deemed disposition at death. The US imposes estate tax on worldwide assets, or US-situs assets for non-residents. Both can apply to the same person. Here is the executor's sequence: the returns, the clearances, the credits, and the order they have to happen in.
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Buying a Florida condo does not make a Canadian snowbird a US tax resident. It does create a US-situs asset for estate tax, a property tax bill at the non-homestead rate, a Florida probate question, a T1135 question if rented, and, if the condo is ever rented, a US filing. Here is what changes and what does not.
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A Canadian who dies owning a Florida rental is subject to US estate tax on it above $60,000 under US law. The treaty prorates the full US exemption by the US share of the worldwide estate, which eliminates the tax for most Canadians, but only on a Form 706-NA filed within nine months. Here is the calculation, the marital credit, the mortgage, and the alternatives.
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Nevada has no income tax, no estate tax, and no inheritance tax. Popular with Canadian retirees, investors, and Reno's growing tech corridor. Here is the cross-border tax picture.
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Oklahoma's top income tax rate fell to 4.5% for 2026, sales tax runs high with local add-ons, and there is no state estate tax. Here is the full picture for Canadians landing in Tulsa or Oklahoma City.
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Rhode Island taxes income at up to 5.99% across three brackets, with high property taxes and a low estate tax exemption. Here is the cross-border picture for Providence and the Ocean State.
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Wyoming has no state income tax, no corporate income tax, and no estate tax. A look at what that means for Canadians moving for energy jobs, ranching, or Jackson Hole.
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Calgary's oil and gas engineers and geologists are landing at Kendall Square's biotech and Boston's research employers. Here is what the Alberta departure tax, Massachusetts's flat rate, and the state estate tax actually look like.
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Hawaii's top state income tax rate is 11%, one of the steepest in the country. Add the highest cost of living in the US and a state estate tax. Here is the honest cross-border picture.
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New York's top state bracket only bites above $25 million; most high earners land in the 9.65% bracket. Add New York City's own 3.876% tax and the state's estate tax cliff, and the Canada-to-New York picture looks different from the headline rate.
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Texas has no state income tax, no estate tax, and no inheritance tax, but property tax runs 1.6% to 2.2% and Canada's departure tax applies regardless of province. Here is the Canada-to-Texas picture for Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio.
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Washington charges no state income tax, but a 7% capital gains excise on large stock sales, a high sales tax, a B&O tax on business receipts, and an estate tax with a low exemption change the math. Here is the Canada-to-Washington picture.
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Ontario's roughly 53.5% top rate drops toward Oregon's 9.9%, and Portland has no sales tax at all, just a local income surcharge and its own estate tax to plan for.
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