Latest cross-border tax guides
How to Claim the Foreign Tax Credit (Canada, US and India)
How to claim the foreign tax credit in Canada, the US and India: which taxes qualify, why the credit is capped, and where it goes on the return.
What Is the Foreign Income Exclusion? A Full Guide
What the foreign earned income exclusion covers, who qualifies under the two tests, what it is worth in 2026, and the four things it quietly costs you.
What Is Double Taxation? The Two Kinds, and the Fixes
Double taxation has two forms — two countries taxing one person, or a company then its shareholder. Which remedy applies to which, and why treaties only fix one.
What Is a Tax Treaty? Benefits, Claims and Pitfalls
What a tax treaty is, which countries have one with Canada, the US and India, what a treaty benefit actually means, and how to claim it before a payer withholds too much.
How Much Foreign Income Is Tax-Free in Canada?
The honest answer for Canada, the US, the UK and India: no foreign-income exemption exists — here is what actually reduces the tax, and the reporting thresholds people confuse with exemptions.
Do US Citizens Living Abroad Pay Taxes? The Real Answer
US citizens abroad file for life — and most owe little or nothing once the relief is claimed. Who is caught, what gets filed, when expats genuinely owe, and the way back if you never filed.
Form 1116 Explained: Every Part, Line by Line
A walkthrough of Form 1116 itself: when it is required, when the shortcut applies and what it costs, how each part computes the credit, and the eight entries that go wrong most often.
How to Report Foreign Income in Canada, Step by Step
The full workflow: the documents nobody sends you, currency conversion the CRA expects, where each income type goes, both credits, the T1135 — and the 1040 side for dual filers.
Which Countries Have Tax Treaties? The Full Lookup
Yes — and this is the lookup page for the whole chain: which countries have treaties with Canada, the US and the UK, the famous gaps like US–Brazil, and what changes when no treaty exists.
What Is Transfer Pricing in Accounting
What is transfer pricing in accounting: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
Do Dual Citizens Pay Taxes in Both Countries
Do dual citizens pay taxes in both countries: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
What Is DTAA
A practitioner's guide to what is DTAA: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
What States Have An Exit Tax
What states have an exit tax — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
What Is a Dual Status Alien Spouse
What is a dual status alien spouse — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
Are Taxes Higher in Canada Or UK
Are taxes higher in Canada or UK: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
What Is Expatriate Tax
What is expatriate tax: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
Do You Pay Taxes If You Work Overseas
A practitioner's guide to do you pay taxes if you work overseas: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
Do I Have to Report Dual Citizenship
A practitioner's guide to do I have to report dual citizenship: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
What Are Remittances
A practitioner's guide to what are remittances: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
What Does Tax Remittance Mean
What does tax remittance mean — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
What Is Cross Border Tax
What is cross border tax — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
What Is GILTI Income
A practitioner's guide to what is GILTI income: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
How Are US Dividends Taxed in Canada
A practitioner's guide to how are US dividends taxed in Canada: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
Do Americans Pay More Taxes Than Canadians
Do americans pay more taxes than canadians — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
When Do Expats Have to File Taxes
When do expats have to file taxes: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
What Is International Tax
What is international tax: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
Is Canadian Income Taxable in the US
A practitioner's guide to is Canadian income taxable in the US: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
Do Expats Get Social Security
Do expats get social security — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
How to Claim Tcs Refund on Foreign Remittance
How to claim tcs refund on foreign remittance — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
What Is Specified Foreign Property for T1135
What is specified foreign property for t1135 — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
Do I Owe State Income Tax If I Live Abroad
Do I owe state income tax if I live abroad: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
What Is Oecd Pillar 1
What is oecd pillar 1: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
Do I Have to Pay Tax on Overseas Property Sale
A practitioner's guide to do I have to pay tax on overseas property sale: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
What Is US Withholding Tax on Dividends
What is us withholding tax on dividends — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
Is Foreign Remittance Taxable in India
Is foreign remittance taxable in India: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
Does Dual Citizenship Affect Social Security Benefits
A practitioner's guide to does dual citizenship affect social security benefits: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
How to Calculate GILTI Inclusion
How to calculate gilti inclusion — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
Is Dividend Income Taxable in India for NRI
A practitioner's guide to is dividend income taxable in India for NRI: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
How Elite Families Manage Cross-Border Inheritance Complexit
How elite families manage cross-border inheritance complexities — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
How Much Money Can I Receive From Abroad Tax Free
A practitioner's guide to how much money can I receive from abroad tax free: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
Do Canadian Companies Have to Pay US Sales Tax
A practitioner's guide to do Canadian companies have to pay US sales tax: the rule that decides it, the claims that make it real, and the quick answers to every version of the question.
What Is Beps Oecd
What is beps oecd — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
Do Green Card Holders Living Abroad Have to File Taxes
Do green card holders living abroad have to file taxes: how it actually works, what the relief requires, and the mistakes that cost the most — answered properly rather than guessed.
Do Canadians Pay Capital Gains on US Property
Do canadians pay capital gains on us property — the mechanism, the paperwork sequence, and the errors we correct most often, with every variant of the question answered in one guide.
Cross-border situations we are engaged for
Accounts Reported Late When the Income Already Was
Where the income was on the return and only the account report was missed, a narrow route allows late filing with a reason attached. It is open only while no income is unreported and no examination has begun, which is why it is checked first.
Read how this one runsA Home Kept in Canada After the Move Abroad
A dwelling left available is the tie the CRA weighs most heavily, and its treatment differs depending on whether it is rented at arm's length. The file settles the residence position first and the rental reporting second.
Read how this one runsGains on Indian Shares Held From Abroad
Holding period and instrument decide the character of the gain, and the deduction at source applies before any of that is considered. The return is where the position is corrected.
Read how this one runsPaying a Beneficiary Who Lives Abroad
Distributions to a non-resident beneficiary carry withholding and a designation that decides its rate. Getting the designation right before the payment avoids recovering the difference through a return afterwards.
Read how this one runsA Company That Needed a Resident on Its Board
Several jurisdictions require a locally resident director before a company can be registered or keep its filings current. The requirement is structural and is settled at incorporation rather than discovered at the first annual return.
Read how this one runsA Distribution From a Trust Set Up Abroad
A distribution can be capital in the trust's country and income here, and the reporting attaches to the beneficiary rather than the trustee. The work is characterising the payment before it is received where possible.
Read how this one runsWhich Country Taxes the Salary
The employment article turns on where the work is done, who pays, and who bears the cost — three tests that can point in different directions. The file establishes all three before either return is drafted.
Read how this one runsCanadian Pension Paid Abroad and Taxed at the Flat Rate
Pension and annuity payments to a non-resident carry a flat withholding that often exceeds what a return would produce. The alternative filing is elective, and whether it helps depends on the total income for the year rather than on the payment alone.
Read how this one runsAll case studies — every published engagement in one place.
Core International & Cross-Border Tax Services
International Tax Planning & Advisory
Strategy and compliance for income, assets and families spread across borders.
U.S. & Cross-Border Tax Returns
Expat & Emigration Tax
Non-Resident Canadian Tax
Transfer Pricing & BEPS
Tax Treaties & Withholding
Cross-Border Estates & Trusts
Global Investments & Reporting
Cross-Border Corporate Tax
India Tax for NRIs & Returning Residents
Canadian Tax with a Foreign Element
UAE Tax for Expats & Their Home Country
Industries & Client Types We Serve Worldwide
Global E-commerce & Marketplaces
- Foreign VAT / GST / sales tax registrations
- Marketplace withholding reviews
- Inventory nexus & PE analysis
- Multi-currency books reconciled
Technology & SaaS
- Cross-border revenue sourcing & withholding
- IP structuring with real substance
- Equity for cross-border teams
- U.S. expansion: entity & PE setup
Professional Services Firms
- Reg 105 / 102 waivers
- Permanent establishment risk
- Partner mobility planning
- Cross-border withholding recovery
Cross-Border Real Estate
- Section 216 rental returns
- FIRPTA withholding recovery
- Section 116 clearance
- Treaty credit optimization
Importers, Exporters & Manufacturers
- Transfer pricing documentation (s.247)
- Customs value vs transfer price
- Foreign affiliate reporting (T1134)
- Country-by-country reporting
Athletes, Artists & Entertainers
- Reg 105 & U.S. CWA agreements
- Multi-state & country calendars
- Touring income allocation
- Royalty & image-rights withholding
Remote Workers & Digital Nomads
Working from anywhere doesn't mean taxed nowhere: residency defaults, employer payroll exposure and treaty relief decide where income actually lands.
Working from another country does not by itself end tax residence in the one you left, and it can start one where you are sitting. Day counts, ties, the employer's own exposure and the treaty tie-breaker all point at the same question, and the year you move is the year it has to be answered on paper.
- Residency analysis before moving
- Employer payroll exposure
- Totalization & social security
- Foreign tax credits
Investment Funds & Holding Companies
- Treaty access & PPT reviews
- FAPI & surplus computations
- Withholding-efficient routing
- Governance & substance
