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American Professionals in Canada

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  • Kevyn Nightingale

    (MNP LLP, Toronto)

Abstract

Doctors, lawyers, and other professionals in Canada are increasingly incorporating their practices. Professionals who are US citizens or tax residents are subject to US taxation on their worldwide income and have substantial US filing requirements. These exposures are substantially increased when the professional uses a corporation to carry on the practice, and further increased when a trust is used to hold shares on behalf of family members. Planning is required, and in most cases is available to minimize double taxation. The cost of US reporting is often substantial. As a result, the use of a corporation or trust will be less beneficial for a US professional than for an ordinary Canadian, and in some cases, using such entities will be inadvisable.

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  • Kevyn Nightingale, 2017. "American Professionals in Canada," Canadian Tax Journal, Canadian Tax Foundation, vol. 65(4), pages 893-937.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctf:journl:v:65:y:2017:i:4:p:893-937
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