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Posted date : May 8, 2023.

We have had our NEXUS renewal applications submitted and paid for since August 2022. Our current cards expire in August 2023. We have not heard anything from the Canadian or American border people. Is there any group or government representative we can contact to follow up on our renewal status?

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

My I94 indicates that we can stay until June, but the rolling year puts us at ‘over by five days’ in February 2023 for the 8840. Why the discrepancy? Which should I use? Anyone got any insights?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

It is very confusing how to fill out the FORM 8840. Say I arrive in the U.S. on November 15 of a given year and stay until April 28 of the following year. My question is, do I count only from November 15 to December 31 on one Form 8840 and then “save” the rest (January 1 to April 28) for the next year

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

Because of the destruction of our home in Fort Myers, can we leave 10 days earlier to complete all of the work that needs to be done? It will mean an extra two weeks over the allowed 183 days?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I am taking an 11-night Alaskan cruise which departs from Vancouver, visits several Alaskan ports and then returns back to Vancouver. I plan to get off of the ship for a few hours at four of the Alaskan ports. Do any of these days count as time spent in the U.S. by the IRS or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency?

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.

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 : 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.

I’ve just become aware of the form 8840. Do I need to complete the form if I don’t meet the substantial presence test for time in the U.S.?