U.S. Estate Planning Checklist for Snowbirds
1. Understand how the U.S. Estate Tax affects your estate.
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Florida’s E-Verify Law
Florida’s Verification of Employment Eligibility Law, effective January 1, 2021, requires private employers to use E-Verify or to use the Form I-9 and maintain copies of the documents used to complete the Form I-9 for th…
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Form I-9: U.S. Employee Eligibility Verification
All employers must verify the authority of new hires to work in the United States by completing the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (and E-Verify if they have registered to use it or are required to use it b…
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What is a Transfer Certificate and why does my estate need one?
In order to transfer or sell U.S. real property owned by a deceased person, whether solely or jointly with another person, the estate or surviving joint owner, including a surviving spouse, must obtain a Tax Certificate …
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What if my spouse and I own U.S. property as joint tenants?
If the surviving spouse is a US citizen, then in general one-half the value of the jointly owned property will be included in the estate of the first spouse to die.
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What property is subject to U.S. estate tax?
U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens and those whose domicile is the U.S.) are taxed on the value of their worldwide assets at death.
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(Estate) Tax Treaty Relief for Canadians with U.S. Property
So, you’re the Personal Representative of an estate of a deceased Canadian with a vacation home in Florida (or a cottage in Michigan) with a fair market value on the date of death of $400,000 and an account at Bank of Am…
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Canadians & the U.S. Estate Tax
In a previous post I wrote about the estate & gift tax exemptions increasing in 2018 to over $11,000,000 ($11,700,000 in 2021). However, that threshold for filing an estate tax return and paying estate tax relates to Uni…
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A Biden Administration & the Estate Tax
No matter your political affiliation, a new Presidential Administration comes with questions to which the answers may affect your estate.
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