Bird Talk

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I would like to address your response to Jeff from Calgary regarding a U.S. will. We were also in the process of updating our wills and our lawyer recommended that we have a U.S. will…..

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

Hi, we own a condominium in Florida that we use for five months a year. Can I have a car’s civil responsibility (more than two million) for a Canadian car that I will leave in Florida all year around. I will be using the car for less than six months a year and it will be in storage for the rest of the time.

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

My wife and I are thinking of selling our property in Florida and would like to know the steps in the process. I assume that we would go through a lawyer when it sells, but are there any U.S. taxes and/or fees which we would need to pay? We have heard conflicting stories from others who have sold. Thanks for clarifying this issue.

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

If my passport expires on September 15, 2023 and I will be in Florida from December 1, 2022 until April 15, 2023, do I need to renew my passport before I leave? Would the six-month rule impact this?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

With the elimination of the annual vehicle licence fee, many Ontarians registered online and received acceptance of registration in a confirming email, but nothing to attach to our vehicle or ownership as in the past. Is this confirmation an acceptable form of proof in another province or state that our vehicle registration is up to date? Can we remove existing stickers so as not to draw attention to those reading 2022?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

My insurance agent is telling me that I need extra coverage if I drive my car to Florida for the winter. They say that any vehicle staying in the U.S. for more than 30 days requires special coverage. Is this correct?

Posted date : Sep 19, 2022.

My father-in-law would like to transfer ownership of his property in Florida to my wife and me. We are thinking of joining the title with all three and, upon his passing, it would pass to my wife and me as surviving owners. Will that work to avoid capital gains or gift tax?

Posted date : Sep 19, 2022.

We were updating our will in Canada and our lawyer advised us to make a will in the U.S. as well, because we own property in Arizona. Is this common? If not, we do not want to spend thousands in the U.S. to do a second will.

Posted date : Sep 19, 2022.

Keeping a U.S. bank account would be very convenient for us for our spending in the U.S. Can you make any suggestions regarding how we can either keep our Wells Fargo account or such at another bank in the U.S.

Posted date : Sep 19, 2022.

I am reading my summer 2022 edition and I thought that it would be very interesting to follow your advice and obtain my travel history on i94.cbp.dhs.gov….