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GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY: A Primer For Serious Snowbirds
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Secured Promissory Notes and California-Source Income, Explained
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The Part-Time Resident Tax Trap
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California Residency Audits: Three Year-End Tasks To Reduce The Risk For Nonresidents
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THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD MODIFIES RULING: After Unfavorable “Doing Business in California” Case
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Leaving California, But Coming Back to Work: Income Tax Traps After Changing Residency
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“REQUEST FOR TAX RETURN” TIME FOR NONRESIDENTS: How Not to Make that Mistake Again
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NEW US ESTATE TAX LAW BENEFITS CANADIANS – For A While
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MOVING OVERSEAS FROM CALIFORNIA: A Residency Minefield for Expats
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BITCOIN AND CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY: Planning Ahead Makes All The Tax Difference
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CALIFORNIA AND NONRESIDENT WHISTLEBLOWER AWARDS: No Good Deed Goes Untaxed – Or Does It?
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CANADIANS AND US ESTATE TAXES: How the Unique “Marital Credit” Works
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN: It’s 4600 Notice Time Again
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INTERNET-BASED COMPANIES AND “DOING BUSINESS” IN CALIFORNIA: Be Careful What Your Website Says About You
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: California Residency Rules
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LEAVING CALIFORNIA – Relocating Your Business Out of State
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CANADIAN PROBATE ESTATES WITH US ASSETS: How the US-Canada Tax Treaty Works
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THE SIX-MONTH PRESUMPTION IN CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY LAW: Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
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MARRIED WITH RESIDENTS: Nonresidents with California Spouses
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NONRESIDENTS WORKING TEMPORARILY IN CALIFORNIA
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THEY’RE BACK! FTB 4600 Notices Coming Soon to You
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HOW TO TITLE US REAL ESTATE FOR CANADIANS: A Primer
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WORKING WHILE VACATIONING: The Perils of California Source Rules for Nonresidents
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NONRESIDENTS WORKING REMOTELY FOR CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES: How to Take Paul Newman’s “The Sting” Out of Your Taxes
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LEAVING YOUR CALIFORNIA LLC BEHIND – How California Taxes The Sale of Business Interests by Nonresidents
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CANADIAN SNOWBIRD OR LANDLORD OR BOTH? The Tax Differences
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I’m a Canadian Considering Purchasing a California Vacation Home, What Form of Home Ownership Should I Use? Should I Use a Trust? Part III (How is the California Revocable Trust Taxed upon Contibution of the La Quinta, Cal House to the Trust)?
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I’m a Canadian Considering Purchasing a California Vacation Home, What Form of Home Ownership Should I Use? Should I Use a Trust? Part II (Canadian Irrevocable Trust Versus Cal Revocable Trust)
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I’m a Canadian Considering Purchasing a California Vacation Home, What Form of Home Ownership Should I Use? Should I Use a Trust? Part I
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Do Yesterday’s Registered Domestic Partners Now Count as Today’s Same-Sex Married Couples For IRS Purposes? A Palm Springs Attorney Discusses….
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A Canadian Dies Owning Palm Springs, California Real Estate; Describe the California Probate Process Which Permits the Transfer of the Palm Springs Real Estate to the Canadian Heirs, Part I
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Sanger and Manes- Canadian and International Attorneys of the Coachella Valley, Discuss How the Fall of DOMA Impacts Same-Sex Immigration from Canada to the US, and from all countires to the US
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Palm Springs Attorney for Canadians Editorializes that Canadians Should Be Permitted to Stay in the US More Than 6 Months a Year (Part 2)
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Palm Springs Attorney for Canadians Editorializes that Canadians Should Be Permitted to Stay in the US More Than 6 Months a Year (Part 1)
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Canadians Visiting the Palm Springs Area, Remember, if You’re in the United States between 4 to 6 Months Every Year, Fill out the IRS Form 8840 Now! (Part 3)
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Canadians Visiting the Palm Springs Area, Remember, if You’re in the United States between 4 to 6 Months Every Year, Fill out the IRS Form 8840 Now! (Part 2)
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Canadians Visiting the Palm Springs Area, Remember, if You’re in the United States between 4 to 6 Months Every Year, Fill out the IRS Form 8840 Now! (Part 1)
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I’m a Canadian Visiting the Palm Springs Palm Desert Area for the Winter, What Should I do About My Health Insurance (Part 2)?
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I’m a Canadian Visiting the Palm Springs Palm Desert Area for the Winter, What Should I do About My Health Insurance (Part 1)?
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A Canadian Who Lives Part-Time in California (Maybe Palm Springs, Maybe Los Angeles) Would Like to Start Doing Some “Side Business” or “Side Work” in California, Will the Canadian Owe US and California Tax? Part One….
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I’m a Canadian Snowbird in Palm Springs (or anywhere in the United States), How Long can I Stay in the United States Each Year? Finally, a Clear Answer…Sort of….
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So Canadian Snowbirds in California need A Taxpayer ID Number to Avoid Mandatory Withholding When Renting Or Selling US Property; But Now It’s Harder to Get Taxpayer ID Numbers (hint- Get Read to Send in Your Passport to the US Government…)
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Canadians Owning US Assets: How US Taxpayer ID Numbers Work
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Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Attorney for Canadian Snowbirds, Discusses More About The Amnesty Program Allowing Dual US/Canadian Citizens Residing in Canada to File Old US Tax Returns Without Penalty, Part 2.
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Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Attorney for Canadian Snowbirds, Discusses More About The Amnesty Program Allowing Dual US/Canadian Citizens Residing in Canada to File Old US Tax Returns Without Penalty, Part 1.
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RELOCATING SERVICE CONTRACTS: The Residency Tax Pitfalls (Part 2)
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Palm Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta Attorney for Canadians Notes US Now Collecting and Sharing New Information at the US Canada Border
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RELOCATING SERVICE CONTRACTS: The Residency Tax Pitfalls (Part I)
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I’m a Canadian Who Owns (or Plans to Own) California or US Real Estate, and I’m Worried About the US Estate Tax, How Should I Own the California/US Real Estate?
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I’m a Canadian Who Owns a House in Rancho Mirage California, Why Do I Care That the US Estate Tax is Scheduled to Significantly Change Soon?
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I Own a House in Palm Springs, California, But I Really Live in Illinois. How Do I Avoid Being Deemed a California Resident (Part 2)?
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Canadians Visiting La Quinta California, You Too Need to Make Sure You’re Not Deemed a Resident of California, Part 2
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Canadians Visiting California, You Too Need to Make Sure You’re Not Deemed a Resident of California
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I Own a House in Palm Springs, California, But I Really Live in Another State. How Do I Avoid Being Deemed a California Resident?
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I’m a Canadian Who Plans to Purchase California Real Estate Which I Can Rent Out, But I’m Worried About Possible Lawsuits. What is the Best Form of Home Ownership For This Purpose (Part 3)?
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I’m a Canadian Who Plans to Purchase California Real Estate Which I Can Rent Out, But I’m Worried About Possible Lawsuits. What is the Best Form of Home Ownership For This Purpose (Part 2)?
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Dual US (and Foreign Country) Citizens Who Don’t Owe Tax in The US, It’s Easy to Get Compliant with IRS Now. For the Other US Citizens With Foreign Accounts and Who do Owe US Tax, You Need to Consider the 2012 FBAR Amnesty Program
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I’m a Canadian Who Plans to Rent My Palm Springs Area Home and I’m Worried About Possible Lawsuits, What is the Best Form of Home Ownership For This Purpose?
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US Citizens and Residents of the Coachella Valley, Have You Failed to Report Your Foreign Bank Accounts? IRS Offers a 2012 Amnesty Program (and Now has Released Detailed Information About the 2012 Amnesty Program), But its Tricky (Part III)
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Vancouver Couple Purchasing Indian Wells Real Estate, What is the Best Form of Home Ownership to Avoid Costly California Probate Fees, Part 2
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IRS Makes It Dramatically Easier (and less costly) For US Citizens Living In Another Country to Catch up on Past-Due Tax Returns and FBARs
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Canadians Purchasing Palm Springs Area Real Estate- What is the Best Ownership Form to Avoid Costly California Probate Fees?
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Canadians with RRSP’s living in Palm Springs- the US Will Tax Your RRSP Earnings Each Year Even if You Don’t Receive a Plan Distribution, Unless You Affirmatively Elect Otherwise
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Canadians with RRSP’s living in California- Careful, California Can Tax Your RRSP Earnings Each Year Even if You Don’t Receive a Plan Distribution
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Let’s See Some 1031 Tax-Free Exchange Examples for Canadians Swapping Palm Springs Real Estate. Oh Wait, Canadians Can’t Use IRC Section 1031…
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A Little More On When a Canadian May Sell His Palm Springs Vacation Home and Not Pay US Tax…
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Are Canadians Eligible To Exchange US Real Estate in a Tax Free Transaction (a Section 1031 Transaction)?
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US Tax Residents- Have You Failed to Report Your Foreign Bank Accounts? IRS Offers a 2012 Amnesty Program, But It’s Tricky (Part II)
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Canadian Snowbirds in Palm Springs Who are US Tax Residents- Have You Failed to Report Your Canadian Bank Accounts? IRS Offers a 2012 Amnesty Program, But It’s Tricky (Part II)
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US Tax Residents- Have You Failed to Report Your Foreign Bank Accounts? IRS Offers a 2012 Amnesty Program, But It’s Tricky (Part I)
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Canadian Snowbirds in Palm Springs Who are US Tax Residents- Have You Failed to Report Your Canadian Bank Accounts? IRS Offers a 2012 Amnesty Program, But It’s Tricky (Part I)
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Canadian Snowbirds Who Spend Too Much Time in the US May Become US Tax Residents. All US Tax Residents Must Disclose Their Non-US Bank Accounts, or Face Possible Draconian Penalties.
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How Can Canadians with Houses in Palm Springs (and all of the US) Be Subject to the US Estate Tax, Part II
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How Can Canadians with Houses in Palm Springs (and all of the US) Be Subject to the US Estate Tax, Part I
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When Canadians Rent Out Their US Home, Do They Owe Tax in the US?
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When are Canadians Who Own a Home in Palm Springs Subject to the US Estate Tax?
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Canadians Doing Business May Pay Tax As If They Were US Citizens
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Canadian Snowbird Issues III- Canadian Citizens Who Are Not US Residents Must Still Pay Certain Taxes in the US, What Taxes are These?
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Canadian Snowbird Issues II- How Does A Foreign Citizen Become Subject To US Tax?
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Canadian Snowbird Issues I- How Does A Foreign Citizen Become Subject to US Tax?
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