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Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.

 

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Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.

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Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.

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Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”

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Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”

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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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Update on Extension of US Tax Filing Deadlines

On April 9, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-23, expanding on the relief previously provided in Notices 2020-17 and 2020-18.

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Facebook Live—The 75% Wage Subsidy Is Now Law

Posted by Moodys Tax on Monday, April 13, 2020

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Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.

 

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Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.

***CLICK FOR ALL NEWS***

Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.

***CLICK FOR ALL NEWS***

Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”

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Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”