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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say” on CBC News, January 28, 2025.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “‘Scary’: Why US expats are tossing their citizenships – and it’s not just Trump” in The Sydney Morning Herald, November 1, 2024

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “Quirk in capital gains tax rules raises risks for incorporated clients,” published on July 24, 2024.

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “How should trusts flow out capital gains to beneficiaries in 2024?”, July 5, 2024.

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Kim G C Moody, Kenneth Keung, and Christopher Ellett are quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “When is the latest clients can sell assets prior to June 25?”, published on May 17, 2024.

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Canadians looking to sell US real estate: plan in order to avoid roadblocks

As the Canadian dollar continues to weaken against its American counterpart, we want to revisit this topic: more and more Canadians seem to be interested in selling their US real estate to “cash-in” on the gains of appreciated property and a stronger currency.

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US EB-5, Immigrant Investor Program – FAQs

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was intended to stimulate the US economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors.

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Start Your Engines…July 1, 2020, is Open Season for Prescribed Rate Loan Planning (Again)

The prescribed rate of interest is a tool the Income Tax Act uses as a yardstick for what constitutes “proper” cost of financing.

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IRS Provides Relief to Tax Residency Rules for Snowbirds and US Expats Due to COVID-19 Travel Disruptions

This guidance from the IRS should provide additional relief for Canadian snowbirds and US citizens living in Canada that have been impacted by COVID-19.

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Update to: President Trump Expected to Temporarily Bar Immigration to the United States for Certain Persons

President Trump has now officially released the first of two anticipated presidential proclamations related to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this first proclamation will have a negative impact on a small group of intending immigrants, the proclamation itself is far less restrictive than expected.

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President Trump Expected to Temporarily Bar Immigration to the United States for Certain Persons

In a press conference on April 20, 2020, President Trump announced that his administration would be temporarily barring certain new immigrants, including some family members of US citizens and foreign workers, from entering the US for an initial sixty (60) day period.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say” on CBC News, January 28, 2025.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “‘Scary’: Why US expats are tossing their citizenships – and it’s not just Trump” in The Sydney Morning Herald, November 1, 2024

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “Quirk in capital gains tax rules raises risks for incorporated clients,” published on July 24, 2024.

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “How should trusts flow out capital gains to beneficiaries in 2024?”, July 5, 2024.

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Kim G C Moody, Kenneth Keung, and Christopher Ellett are quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “When is the latest clients can sell assets prior to June 25?”, published on May 17, 2024.