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by Stevec
Fri May 25, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Post Security on Departure
Replies: 8
Views: 2577

Thanks for the great advice!

I will call my broker to see if he can still service the account and will call CRA in short order as well.

Thanks!
by Stevec
Thu May 24, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Post Security on Departure
Replies: 8
Views: 2577

Ah ok, got it thanks. I misunderstood what you said.

So, as long as I make the election in the year I arrive I will be ok; regardless of when I sell the funds.

Thanks so much for your help. I will call CRA to see how to start the process to post the funds as security.
by Stevec
Thu May 24, 2018 12:31 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Post Security on Departure
Replies: 8
Views: 2577

Thanks so much. What do you mean specifically by the election has no effect? Does that mean if I decide to defer all of the departure tax, then the election will not help me at all and I will be double taxed on this income in the future when I sell the funds and pay the departure tax? If so, I guess...
by Stevec
Wed May 23, 2018 3:37 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Post Security on Departure
Replies: 8
Views: 2577

Post Security on Departure

I’m planning to depart Canada and move to the US towards the end of this year and I have a pretty large gain on a non-registered mutual fund account. I’ve started to do some research and have learned that I can defer the departure tax on this gain until I actually sell the funds by posting secur...