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by Amerinuck
Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:53 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US citizen living in Canada as a PR.
Replies: 4
Views: 3248

Anyone care to chime in? :)
by Amerinuck
Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:51 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Depositing U.S. dollar check drawn on CDN bank into U.S bank
Replies: 16
Views: 9708

This sounds like complete crap. I send US$ checks from Canada every month and it never takes more than a week, once they arrive, to clear. I've also deposited US drawn checks into my US$ account in Canada and it's never taken more than 5 days to clear. 90 days? :lol:
by Amerinuck
Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:39 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: FBAR and PAYPAL
Replies: 5
Views: 4993

My transactions are much smaller than that, but, the % looks about right. If I were sending amounts as large as you posted, I would probably look into a site that offered a flat fee vs. a % and see if I could get a better deal (whether or not that exists, I don't know, but, I'm tight with my money s...
by Amerinuck
Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US citizen living in Canada as a PR.
Replies: 4
Views: 3248

Wow...I thought I was in bad shape until I read about the guy who hadn't filed in 14 years here. :o I still haven't read that entire thread but there may be some answers in there for me. Some more information about my situation. Common law relationship (engaged, no kids). Fiance was born and raised ...
by Amerinuck
Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:45 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US citizen living in Canada as a PR.
Replies: 4
Views: 3248

Thanks, I do not have any RRSP's.

I have lots of reading to do. :)
by Amerinuck
Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:39 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: FBAR and PAYPAL
Replies: 5
Views: 4993

Re: PayPal

[quote="worryfreeinvestor"]This post is a little off topic, but if you have a PayPal account you may be able to advise. I've read elsewhere than an effective way to transfer C$ from Canada into US$ in the US is via PayPal. But I don't quite see it. Can I just set up a Canadian PayPal /c an...
by Amerinuck
Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:23 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: US citizen living in Canada as a PR.
Replies: 4
Views: 3248

US citizen living in Canada as a PR.

Hello all, new to the forum. I'm sure you love new members who sign up because they were ignorant about their tax issues, don't you? :oops: Anyway, I've been living in Canada since 2006 and have not filed a US tax return since coming here. I became a PR of Canada in August of 2008 and began working ...