Digital Moose Lounge Expat Survival Day Mar 4 Santa Clara CA

[worryfreeinvestor]

This Digital Moose Lounge Canadian networking group holds this event every year. It covers both tax and immigration issues. Anyone have any experience with the tax section of the event? Is it worthwhile? The tax accountants presenting are from Keats Connelly ("The Border Guide"). (Not as good as Serbinski, I'll bet!)

[nelsona]

Depends what you call "serbinski".
Since I don't participate, it won't be as good as what I post. I willsay that I genearlly agree with Keats take on almost all matters, as opposed to Mark.

"serbinski" hardly posts here, so "this" is not serbinski.

However, $55 is a lot cheaper than serbinski.

Don't forget, that first year issues are complicated, but really don't matter thereafter.

The real long-term issues for Cdns in US, are : dealing with RRSPs, RESPs, off-shore investments, dealng with renatls in canada, and preparing for possible return (ie. 401(k), inadvisability of Roths, selling your US home).

Go, as a networking opportunity, but don't expect to be able to go home and do your taxes.

[worryfreeinvestor]

I just meant that since Serbinski is kind enough to host the forum, which must cost his business something, I wanted to express some gratitude to him!

[nelsona]

... then save the $55 bucks it'll cost to see keats, and pay it to serbinski to offset the cost of him doing your returns.