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by hapless
Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:52 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA
Replies: 157
Views: 216562

I think maybe I've cracked this: When we contribute to a TFSA, we receive "no consideration at all" (line 13). If we were not the owners of the trust, that would make the transfer purely a gift. So I will write $0 in col (h) and the value of the cash in col (i) and its total box. Sound rig...
by hapless
Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:39 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA
Replies: 157
Views: 216562

"gratuitous transfer"

Based on cfn2007's question, I was starting to change my mind about reporting a cash contribution on 3520. My original reasoning was that Part I is titled "Transfers by US Persons to a Foreign Trust", so obviously every contribution has to be reported there, and if it clearly doesn't go in...
by hapless
Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:38 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA
Replies: 157
Views: 216562

<i>BTW, how do I turn on BBCode so the quotes work? I selected the radio button in my profile, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.</i> [quote="cfn2007"]Wow! Dude, where were you 3 months ago[/quote] Wallowing in blissful ignorance! [quote]Are you sure that QI = US agent?[/quote] This i...
by hapless
Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:23 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA
Replies: 157
Views: 216562

Taking stab at 3520, -A for TFSA

I was depressed to read on this board and other places that it's too late to regret opening a TFSA, and for 2 tax years, at least, I have to deal with the 3520 forms. There's basically no help out there for exactly what everything means and how to fill it in, so after lots of study I'm proposing the...