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Ladybird Deed

Posted date : Jul 16, 2024

In the spring 2024 issue, you mention a ‘Ladybird Deed’ for properties in Florida. Can the names of our adult children be added to the deed at any time without triggering capital gains tax…

CSANews Issue 131 Summer 2024 Edition – Sunscreen, shade and water are the three things which you must pay attention to in order to protect yourself. – FREE SNOWBIRD SHOW – Snowbird Lifestyle Presentations

OHIP coverage

Posted date : May 21, 2024

Am I wrong, or is it not the LAW that OHIP MUST pay to a member of OHIP the amount spent on a legal medical claim whatever it would pay to a Canadian hospital or doctor?

U.S. days while on cruise/land tour

Posted date : May 21, 2024

We are planning either a two-week or a three-week trip to Alaska starting and ending in Vancouver. The trip will start with a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska with multiple port stops…

Leaving a Canadian RV down in the U.S.

Posted date : May 21, 2024

How long can we leave our Canadian 5th wheel down in the U.S.? If it is left for a few years, are there any issues to bring it back home to Canada across the U.S. border?

IRS 8840/B2 VISA

Posted date : May 21, 2024

I know that an hour-long trip to the U.S. to shop is counted as a day in the U.S. for both visa and IRS purposes. I also know that a partial day spent travelling through the U.S. from one Canadian city to…

Foreign property ownership (U.S.)

Posted date : May 21, 2024

We were told by a Canadian couple who own a home in Florida that your Canadian will does not apply to the U.S. In case of both of our deaths, the U.S. government would sell our house and we would have to pay all applicable U.S.

Permanent address in Canada for snowbirds in the U.S.

Posted date : May 21, 2024

I have been looking and looking for info on regulations or requirements for a home address in Canada while snowbirding in the U.S. Do we need a physical address? What are the rules around this.

Exiting U.S. and returning

Posted date : May 21, 2024

I believe I read that, if you were a Canadian who went to the U.S. and returned to Canada, you had to be out of the U.S. for 30 days or the clock keeps ticking as if you never left?