Beware the taxman
Tax Change Alert Are you a Canadian Snowbird? Do you usually winter out in the United States? The IRS & CRA are now sharing information and closely tracking how much time you spend in the ...
Forum Discussion
Tequila wrote:
What can nail you is those quick trips across the border for Canadians who live close to it. Even 1 minute counts as a day. BTW the IRS is also going after US citizens in Canada.
This is not what US Customs and Border Protection told us at a meeting we had at Champlain NY. They do not consider same-day crossings as presence in the U.S. for the purpose of determining residency. I guess like everything else it can be a matter of regulation interpretation.
We live close to the border and cross regularly, sometimes several times a week during summer months (we've have a campsite in upstate NY). We use Nexus passes so our crossings are always registered.
We'll have to see how it all plays out.
... Eric
