The original question is below. This is unusual because I do not
usually answer a second part. However, I think there are a lot
of people who can identify with the situation and there "ARE"
Canadian financial people you can deal with. They are really hard
to find though.
David:
1. Do I have to report anything about my RRSPs or my wife's RRSP
to the IRS?
2. Should you be doing my US return? Should I speak with you on
the telephone?
3. Should I get rid of my Canadian credit card and bank accounts?
4. New information: Our children aged XX and xx have accounts
"in trust" with a Canadian brokerage. The account names are
"XXXXXXXXX xxxxxx, in trust for YYYYYY xxxxxx" and "XXXXXXXXX
xxxxxxxx, in trust for ZZZZ xxxxx", where XXXXXXXXXX is my wife’
s name. It has always been this way. The money was all deposited
way back, and each account has $1000 in cash, plus some largely
international mutual funds. My broker says there is nothing he
can do with the accounts now that we are resident in the USA
except to close them out (that is, he is unable to trade for us
within these accounts, in the way he has been doing for the RRSP
accounts). The total amount in both accounts is about 17K and 18K
CAD. If a cheque for 35,000 CAD is delivered to my wife here in
the USA, what will be the ramifications?
5. Green Card citizenship issues. What are the options/risks for
my children (male aged 16 years, female aged 17 years).
Thanks,
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david ingram replies:
This message was rejected by the system but I was looking through
them and found it.
You can talk to at least two people that I know of who are
capable of doing anything with your account.
They are
Don Walkow at Seabank Capital Management in Greater Vancouver
can certainly look after your situation. You can see more about
the organization at:
www.seabankcapital.com His phone number is: (604) 541-9952
or
Long Distance at (866) 541-9952
Likewise, Darrel Thomson of Blackmont Securities in Toronto has
also gone to the effort to be licenced throughout the US.
His number is (416) 874-8007
His website is www.blackmont.com - You might recognize Blackmont
as the old
Yorkton Securities. \r
I think you likely need a phone consultation for which I
charge $400 Cdn for up to an hour plus $400 an hour after that.
It is rare that I charge for more than an hour if you are well
laid out in your questions, etc.
Call Gillian Bryan at (604) 980-0321 between 10 AM and 4 PM
Vancouver time to set up an appointment.
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Date: Tuesday October 24, 2006
Time: 09:02 PM -0400
QUESTION:
I am a Canadian citizen who left Canada to work in Saudi Arabia
in November 1994. My wife and family joined me in March 1995.
Our house was rented for a few years, but was eventually sold.
Eventually I stopped submitting Canadian income tax returns (my
accountant said it was OK...).
I still have a canadian credit card (US address) and a bank
account (for disability insurance debits and paying credit
card).
In September 2001 I accepted a job in the USA. In December 2001
we left Saudi Arabia. In January 2002 my family and I moved to
the USA and purchased a house with a mortgage. Since arriving in
the USA I have been investing in 401k, 457b and 401a plans. The
value of these accounts as of yesterday was 297K USD.
I have two RRSP accounts (total $130K CAD) and my wife has an
RRSP ($146K CAD).
I currently have a Green Card. I am 52 years old.
Questions:
1. What should I do with 401k 457b 401a and RRSPs etc if I decide
to return to Canada before age 59 1/2?
2. What should I do if I decide to return to Canada after 59 1/2?
3. What should I decide to do if I were to decide to take a job
in the United Kingdom?
4. What should I decide to do if I were to take a job in the
Middle East (been there, done that, got the T-shirts, but one
neveer knows...)
5. Should I ever consider applying for US citizenship, or would
it be better for me to remain an expatriate Canadian?
Thanks!
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david ingram replies:
Your amounts are enough that you should be seeking some real
direction. This answer is a generality and should not be acted
upon without further consultation and fairly in-depth analysis.
1. Leave them intact or roll into an IRA where they can be left
until after 59 1/2 or even to age 65 and then taken out as a
pension.
2. Likely the same, although you may decide to roll some or all
into an RRSP. However, i would likely advise leaving some, if
not all, in the US.
The rollover is a process, not a direct transfer and involves
paying tax to the US and claiming a foreign tax credit in
Canada.
3. Same Thing
4. Have to decide whether to keep your green card or becoming a
US citizen because you can become tax free in the middle east as
a Canadian but not as a US citizen or green card holder.
5. I suggest going for the citizenship because of the freedom it
gives you in terms of movement or even sponsoring an adult child
to move to the US with an instant green card.
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