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6th Annual RBC Squash Crohn’s Tournament
We are pleased to announce that Altro LLP returned as a Champion Court Sponsor of the 6th Annual RBC Squash Crohn’s Tournament which raised over $61,000. The event was held on Sunday April 28th, 2013 [...]
David A. Altro Featured in the Montreal Gazette Tuesday, May 28, 2013
David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette, please scroll down to read David's answer to the second question. Tax strategy: Donating a painting can pay off [...]
Breaking: Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Support Gang of Eight’s US Immigration Reform Bill
After long hours of debate and voting on various proposed amendments to the bill, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted last night to support the new US immigration reform bill. None of the amendments approved in [...]
Incapacity Issues when Owning Florida Real Estate
A person is considered incapacitated when they have lost their ability to make important decisions, including those related to their assets or property. What happens to your Florida property if you become mentally incapacitated? Your [...]
Buying in the U.S. … What About your Canadian Plan?
There is no denying that the United States continues to be a hot spot for many Canadians, and although the housing market crash has begun to recover, prices are still nowhere near where they once [...]
Florida: To Buy or Not To Buy?
“Is now the right time to buy?” This is a question asked by arguably all individuals when considering a real estate purchase – be it in Florida or otherwise. As a home-owner in Montreal I [...]
“Taxpayer Relief” could be Short-Lived
In my last update, I wrote about the American Taxpayer Relief Act, the eleventh-hour Fiscal Cliff compromise legislation, which narrowly avoided the return of U.S. estate tax for owners of US properties dying with a [...]
Update on Gang of Eight’s New US Immigration Reform Bill
Last week a bipartisan group of US Senators known as the “Gang of Eight” unveiled their proposed US immigration reform bill. The 844 page document contains what amounts to an overhaul of almost all aspects [...]
David A. Altro Interviewed on CTV’s Canada AM
Toronto, Ontario - April 12, 2013 - Tips to Buying Real Estate in Florida On April 12, 2013 Canada AM, television's morning star and Canada's most watched national morning newsmagazine, invited Altro LLP's Managing Partner [...]
Canadians, the American Dream, and the EB-5 Investor Visa
It’s that time of year when Canadians wintering south of the border begin to realize that fairly soon they will be packing their things and making the long trip north again. Some of them will [...]