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U.S. passport holders must now have specific documentation from their company when traveling to Canada on business. While this policy is not entirely new, the Canadian Border Service Agency is now strictly enforcing this requirement. For further details, click here.
Documents needed at the Canadian border
The Canadian Border Service Agency may deny entry for not having the below requirements:

• Passport or travel document that is valid for your entire stay and guarantees re-entry to your country of origin.
• Valid temporary resident visa, if applicable.
• Letter of support from your U.S. based company, on company letterhead, stating the purpose of your visit to Canada, the duration of your stay and the name, address and phone number (24 hour contact) of the Canadian contact(s) you are visiting. To view a sample letter, click here.
• Other documents relevant to the visit, e.g., contracts, warranty or service agreements.
• Proof that you have enough money for both your stay in Canada and your return home.

Please Note: As per the Canadian Border Service Agency, it is recommended, though not required by law, that a letter with the above information be included from the Canadian company with whom the traveler is doing business.

Hi David – just a quick note as a reminder to your Nexus pass holder clients who are also cleared for Nexus Air: you need to have your card (in addition to your passport of course) with you at the airport when taking the Nexus lane – the eye-scan you have to do before proceeding does not serve as proof of your Nexus status. I thought it did and I was wrong and was politely escorted back to secondary inspection where I was told that I was in breach and that they were going to cancel my Nexus status and deny me entry to the US! I was extremely lucky to have been able to talk them out of that (my card was in the car in parking), and escaped with a severe warning and one strike on my record (and there are no more than one and most times none allowed – I got a senior officer in a good mood). I am in the US twice a week and would have trouble with that commitment if I lost the status.

Remember – the eye-scan is not proof of status. You could have blown me over with that revelation!

Regards

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question: I'm a 63-year old Canadian citizen who lived in Canada until age 13, then lived/worked in U.S. with green card until age 43, then moved back to Canada permanently. From a statement I received from U.S. Social Security, I'll get $1178/month when I turn 66, or less if I take it earlier. Though I've looked extensively online, I do not know if the U.S. will hold back anything for taxes or if I just convert it to Canadian dollars and it gets added to the wee income I'll get from CPP, OAS and a pension from work here in Canada and gets taxed here? Can you tell me?

My_question_is: Canadian-specific

question: I am a humanitarian photographer and want to raise funds for a US partner.  Am I allowed to do this, and can tax receipts from a US registered Charity be used by Canadians?

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You can donate anything you photographed in Canada to the organization and they may reproduce and sell or use it to raise money in the same way that Robert Bateman reproductions are used to raise money for many charities.

However, you may not do this if the work was originally photographed by you in the US if you did it for the US charity.


Canadians can use the US charity receipt IF they have US income of some sort that is reported on their Canadian return.

So, if someone was receiving a US pension or had worked in the US or had interest from a US account, the Canadian could deduct the US charity receipt up to 75% of the US income.

On 15/10/2010 4:30 PM, xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote

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question: I am an U.S. citizen and will be landing in Canada early in the new year and have been researching how I should handle my regular IRA & IRA Roth accounts (both relatively small; 25% in regular IRA & 75% in IRA Roth). From what I gather, I am advised to leave the IRAs in the U.S.

What I am unsure, however, is whether I would be subject to double taxation when I begin withdrawals from the regular IRA account?

Should I consolidate both in the IRA Roth account and pay taxes now?

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question: I am dual citizen,currenty residing in CA.I work in Canada. Employer ducting fed/provicial tax at source.
I understand I can file tax credit on US fed return.
Question: will I be laiable for CA. state tax as well as Can provincial tax. If so can I avoid this If I declare Canda as my tax resident.(I own property,canadian corp with assets, earn income in Canada and have no investments in the US).(live on Can registered vessel in US)As a mariner I havenot eraned income in CA.for past five years.2010 will be first year for this situation.   Thank-you  

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My_question_is: Applicable-to-other-jurisdiction

question: hello, my question is:

 im from Colombia South america, and im becoming a citizen next month (USA.

Well in colombia my parents for bilding my credit they put  my name in some 
properties and other bissnes so i was wondering:  when i become a usa citizen will i
 have to pay for the stuff i have in colombia and the stuffs i got here??? even that 
i got dose before coming a usa citezen??? thanks so much fro your time .. 

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 On 11/09/2010 12:35 PM, XXXXX wrote:

David;

XXXXX suggested that you might be able to answer the question below.  Would
appreciate your comments on this. XXXXXX

Subject: Re: Deductions

I am not sure about that. That is a good question to ask David Ingram.


On Sep 11, 2010, at 11:57 AM, XCXXXXX wrote:

XXXXXX;

In your letter today, you said this fellow would have a $92,000+  
deduction against his SS, annuity and Interest/dividends.  I was  
under the impression that the foreign residency deduction was only  
usable against earned income not investment income.  If that is so,  
then the fellow would not have to pay Ecuador tax, but still would  
have to pay US income tax on his unearned income.  Is this incorrect? 

XXXXXXX

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