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As stated in our previous blogs, on January 09, 2012 the IRS extended the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure programs indefinitely for US citizens who live abroad and who are not current on their US tax obligations.

The COVID-19 molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which is also called a "viral test," must be performed.

‘Canada wants top talent from around the world.' That's the message that was delivered this week when Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, launched the country's first-ever...

In an unprecedented and disheartening move, the US has ordered the suspension of student and exchange visitor visa (including F, M, and J visas) processing as the administration ramps up its social media vetting process, according to a diplomatic cable, first reported by Politico, issued by US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

Do you Tweet, IG, or PIN? If so, this blog is for you since recently implemented policies at US Consulates and ports-of-entry impact the disclosure of social media handles and deal

On Dec. 9, 2015, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released a new version of prescribed Form T1135 for taxpayers who own specified foreign property.

On July 31, 2015, the United States' Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 added new Code sections 1014(f) and 6035. On March 2, 2016, the IRS released related regulations.

A discussion on the Supreme Court of Canada eagerly-anticipated decision in Daishowa-Marubeni v. R.

Our firm's tax groupies often ask us what is happening in the tax world. Given that we are in the heart of the summer, we thought it would be a good time to list the top five tax matters / issues that we are waiting for.

Should the legal profession use the existence of privileged communications as a marketing tool?

Posted by Robert R. Worthington LLB, Kim G C Moody CA, TEP and Paul R. LeBreux LLB, LLM (Tax), TEP (of counsel to Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP) in Special announcements on Thursday, 12 April 2012 St. Michael Trust Corp. v. The Queen is the first appeal where the Supreme Court of Canada has considered the test for residency of a trust for tax purposes.

Growing up in Alberta, my parents taught me a golden rule – never talk about politics in a social setting.

This short blog highlights what went wrong, and the court's indifference to the taxpayer's predicament.

At Moodys, our bench strengths are Canadian, US, and cross-border tax advisory services. We are a unique multi-disciplinary firm that employs both accountants and lawyers to arrive at optimal solutions for our clients.

Every year, as June 15 rolls around, hundreds of thousands of Americans living abroad receive the same...

The IRS started to accept 2016 individual tax returns on January 23, 2017. A nonresident alien individual must renew his or her Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) in order to file...

We here at Moodys Gartner are caught up in the Olympic fever, but like always we are thinking about tax!