Mr. Ingram,
My family and I are Canadians living in the US. We are now
eligible to apply for US citizenship. We are wondering if it is
true that we can hold dual US & Canadian citizenships? If so, we
want to find out the pros and cons of getting our US citizenship
from both taxation and legal perspectives. Does your company
have or know of a tax lawyer familiar with both US and Canadian
laws in the Virginia area? If not in Virginia, how about in
Toronto? Your help is much appreciated.
Regards,
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david ingram replies:
For a lot of information on the pros and cons of dual US /
Canadian citizenship, read my Oct 1993 newsletter at
www.centa.com.
Go to the top left hand corner, click on newsletters, click on
1993 and click on October.
I honestly do NOT know of anyone else in North America who has a
knowledge of Canadian and US immigration matters And the tax
matters surrounding them.
Of the CA / CPA firms, I prefer KPMG as the best and there is a
Stephen Or Steve in their office in Halifax who is very
knowledgeable about US /Canadian Tax.
However,, you would then need to deal separately with the US
immigration part.
I know lots in the Vancouver, Seattle, San Diego corridor but
none in the east. However, the lawyer's lawyer about Canadians
going to the US is certainly Joe Grasmick who is at
www.Grasmick.com. He wrote a TN bible which everyone in the US
immigration business has likely bought. I actually bought it but
only 1/2 would print and I have never got around to getting the
rest of it but I bought it as well. Joe charges about $300 US
for a 1/2 hour phone consultation and I have never heard a
complaint..He only deals with the US immigration part as far as I
know.
If you want to talk to me, I do one hour consultations for
$400.00 Canadian and will advise on both the US and Canadian Tax
and immigration matters.
And of course, if you want free, you can always get snippets by
phoning the Sunday radio show because
Answers to this and other similar questions can be obtained free
on Air every Sunday morning.
Every Sunday at 9:00 AM on 600AM in Vancouver, I, david ingram am
a permanent guest on Fred Snyder of Dundee Wealth Managers' LIVE
talk show called "ITS YOUR MONEY"
Those outside of the Lower Mainland will be able to listen on the
internet at
www.600AM.com
Call (604) 280-0600 to have your question answered. BC listeners
can also call 1-866-778-0600.
Callers to the show and questioners on this board can also attend
the Thursday Night seminars on finance and making your Canadian
Mortgage Interest deductible.
David Ingram's US/Canada Services
US / Canada / Mexico tax, Immigration and working Visa
Specialists
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