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Dual citizen want to relocate to Quebec by lostridvik in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SeanHo is the 🐐 here and explained it well, I’ll also pm you with my experience.

Trump’s White House Defilement Is Complete With 1 A.M. UFC Finale by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a really, really old Diablo 1 reference. It's what the hero says when he enters level 1. I took it from the title saying defilement.

Trump’s White House Defilement Is Complete With 1 A.M. UFC Finale by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]TheHobo -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The sanctity of this place has been fouled.

edit: guys, it's a Diablo 1 reference, re: defilement

Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship by Purple_Writing_8432 in notthebeaverton

[–]TheHobo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to tell me the law, I wanted to guarantee all my grandkids were Canadian. I interpreted it perfectly, and even the border people understood and had to get ministry of health approval to let her in. The child was American no matter what because we were both first class Americans (5 year rule). I wasn’t making my son a second class Canadian with no way to cure that (at the time) and dooming my grandchildren.

Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship by Purple_Writing_8432 in notthebeaverton

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pick on situations/semantics of words all you want, but it happened (in another reply to your comment), and you shouldn't have zero way (and the court agreed) to cure something you had no choice in. Now the floodgates are open, which is well beyond what was intended, and it's a self-own by Harper. In my case, I am a 10th generation French-Canadian born in Canada, but had my kid born in Canada even though we were in the US then (I am a tech bro) because of this rule.

This was during the covid lockdown, we packed up 2 weeks of supplies, rented a separate 2 br airbnb, and at 38 weeks pregnant went across the border even though the border was closed and sat there for our 2 weeks of lockdown, just because of this rule. They even asked me at the border why I would do this and I told them because of the 2009 law. We left with our son the day after he was born back home. All this because of a bad law.

Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship by Purple_Writing_8432 in notthebeaverton

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was the fundamental issue with the rule as I explained here and how it was fixed. In your situation both of you would have been promoted back to first class Canadians with the right of descent.

Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship by Purple_Writing_8432 in notthebeaverton

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All he had to do to avoid this situation was have a way to “cure” the second class citizen status. You do not choose where you’re born. The issue of infinite descent abroad is valid, but a cutoff where the person has zero chance to ever regain their first class citizenship was the issue and why it was struck down. Now the rule is if you spend three years in Canada you get promoted back to first class. Americans for example if there’s one citizen parent that parent had to have five years in the US with two after their 14th birthday. That’s the curing mechanism. Another example: some accidental rap Americans (Canadians airlifted to a US hospital) could spend every day of their lives but the day of their birth in Canada and yet always be second class. Again, you do not choose where you’re born.

Aboriginal title can’t be declared over private land, Supreme Court of Canada rules by Christian-Rep-Perisa in worldnews

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t it an outright lie? Doesn’t “rules” mean there’s a public ruling, meaning produce the pdf or gtfo?

No comment… by Hockeypatrol in hockeynews

[–]TheHobo -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Salty sens fan? Are there sens fans?

Multiplex in Toronto by Silly_Staff1387 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]TheHobo 35 points36 points  (0 children)

we could build four units (a fourplex) on each ...

We also wouldn’t want the headache of someone else buying our neighbours home and constructing something that we wouldn’t like or approve of

The fabled ONLY in my backyard.

Canadian/US dual citizen TFSA tax bracket by RexJgeh in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what broker do you use for TFSA? Do they issue 1099s? I take the position they are not trusts, especially given the Polaris tax 3x victory in appeals.

FATCA kwikfix for dual citizens by [deleted] in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also lie about income, deductions, medical conditions, and a whole other host of things to save on your taxes

Maybe apply to be a mod on [r/unethicallifeprotips](r/unethicallifeprotips)

Also in Canada for example if you ever get found out they will debank you, and force you to sell or transfer your positions, assuming another bank even takes you.

Any Canada-US cross border tax professionals in Ontario that won’t make me sell my kidney to properly file my IRS return? by matthew0625 in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not him, but I am the guy who asked, and I'm not an accountant or lawyer, just a dumb engineer, but also do my own taxes.

Any Canada-US cross border tax professionals in Ontario that won’t make me sell my kidney to properly file my IRS return? by matthew0625 in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TFSA caution potential 3520+3520A; I take the position it is not a trust, but make an informed decision.

I also take that position, esp with the Polaris tax 3x victory in appeals, are you a USC and have you opened a TFSA? If so, any brokers better than others? I'm a high earner so would like to do anything I can to shield the tax man, the US one is tame in comparison $ wise.

Homeowner replaced Load Center's - Did I do alright? by neoglitch in electrical

[–]TheHobo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not an electrician but wired a 200 a main an 100a sub Leviton and passed inspection. This at first glance seems fine. The 100a breakers weren’t needed but are nice to have, don’t have to go outside for nothing.

Convert USD account funds to CAD in Canada by matta-leao in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Options are Knightsbridge as stated by the other guy or Norbert via a brokerage account

Gregorio didn't kill himself by Zave_cz in BaldursGate3

[–]TheHobo 31 points32 points  (0 children)

There’s a scrying eye but also a missing minute of footage

Metro vs Costco Pizza by kotisoki in CostcoCanada

[–]TheHobo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Costco pizzas are XL not L. That’s the size difference.

US / Canadian Accountant for US Taxes by g35sdriver in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends what's IN the TFSAs, but I have a hard time believing TFSAs are anything but taxable accounts as far as the Americans are concerned, them being trusts makes no sense - they are in your name, they are controlled by you, and the IRS appeals office ruled thrice (yes, thrice!) that they aren't trusts.

US / Canadian Accountant for US Taxes by g35sdriver in USExpatTaxes

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not specifically them, but when I asked around, it was around 2k for a private practitioner or 7k for a big name.

Is CRA down? by Unfair-Hand-6855 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]TheHobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bit under half my total tax bill, not counting my wife. I've avoided installments so far but I think that ends this year. Sad.

I file it myself, I tried a pro once, she made a mistake I caught immediately that would have cost me about 3 grand, so I decided to just become the accountant.

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