housing sale - moving to canada

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bigcityblue
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housing sale - moving to canada

Post by bigcityblue »

My wife (American) is moving to Canada with me (Canadian). She owns a vacation property in the United States. If she sells it after we move to Canada, will she have to pay capital gains in the United States or Canada?
nelsona
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Post by nelsona »

If she sells before she will pay gains only in uS.

If she sells after she will pay gains in US and in Canada, but in Canada the gains will only be based on increase in value post-arrival in Canada, very small, with a credit for the US tax paid on that small amount.

Not a big worry. :)
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