Cross Border Tax Consultants

When paying your taxes annually, you need to include all of your foreign income on your return – including details of your foreign properties. And this goes to any taxpayer who is required to pay taxes in Canada - whether you reside in the country or are a Canadian resident who lives abroad. But how exactly does the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) know about your foreign properties? Let us find out. T1135 Form and its Significance If you live in Canada, your income from all sources is subject to tax. There are severe penalties for failing to disclose your worldwide income in Canada accurately. The country's voluntary tax system depends on individuals accurately and honestly declaring their income and paying their income taxes. It's why criminal sanctions may occasionally be part of the penalties. If you own foreign property with a value of more than $100,000, you are required to submit a Form T1135 Form once a year. This is done to ensure that all Canadian residents accurately ...

The income tax issues and Electronic filing for Individual Income Tax Returns online can be difficult for most people in Canada who wish to file their taxes. You can handle your taxes on your own, but you won't have the benefit of professional eyes to ensure the greatest possible result. However, it does not have to be the case if you hire a professional tax service no matter you are an individual and corporation, residents and non-residents of Canada. Maroof HS CPA Professional Corporation , provides a wide range of tax services to make your income tax filing as simple as possible. A professional accounting firm registered with CPA Ontario and CPA Alberta offers exceptional income tax services in Canada. The following are just a few of the many advantages of using a professional tax services for your taxation & return filing needs. Experts Save You Time Obviously, the most important consideration of tax filing & other tax services is to save money legitimately. Do you want...

  An LLC (limited liability company) is created under the state laws in the United States. Limited liability companies (LLC) offer its members liability protection while offering the benefits of being fiscally transparent. Fiscally transparent entity means that income is not taxes at LLC level, but it flows to its members and taxed at the personal level. The LLCs are America’s favorite business structure, so much so that, local accountants in the US tend to recommend to everyone. Sometimes, they recommend it to residents of other countries without knowing the income tax consequences on those taxpayers in their countries. Many Canadian taxpayers often go ahead an set up an LLC in the U.S. without knowing the serious income tax issues. An LLC is treated as a corporation in Canada whereas a flow through entity in the U.S. Since Canada does not see an LLC as a fiscally transparent entity and consider it a corporation, the income of LLC is not included in the personal income of its...

Property flipping is a business and taxed as a business income in Canada. Canada Revenue Agency is cracking down to ensure compliance.  Many factors decide whether you earned a capital gain from the sale of your house or it is a business. 1. What is the nature of the property? 2. How long you held the property? 3. How many real estate transactions you made? 4. How much effort did you put into renovating the property? 5. What were your original intentions when you purchased the property? 6. Under what circumstances you sold the property? A great post by a professional income tax accountant in Canada discusses the different income tax and excise tax issues related to flipping houses in Canada . In this comprehensive and easy to understand the post, Maroof Hussain Sabri, a CPA in Ontario discusses how case law provides the decisive factors to determine if the real estate transactions result in a business income or capital gain. Capital gains are included 50% only in the...