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by bmutas
Mon May 11, 2009 6:04 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Tax implications of Canadian splitting an IRA due to divorce
Replies: 5
Views: 5996

Thanks for the reference. There is some good information in there.

Unfortunately it does not answer the question as to whether the IRS will recognize a Canadian divorce decree.
by bmutas
Fri May 08, 2009 9:14 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Tax implications of Canadian splitting an IRA due to divorce
Replies: 5
Views: 5996

Tax implications of Canadian splitting an IRA due to divorce

As a Canadian formerly working in the US I have a 401(K) plan with my previous employer. I am now living in Canada (NS). A Nova Scotia divorce decree a few years ago stipulated the plan was to be split with my ex-wife. This requires a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) and to make a long stor...