David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette. Click here to view the article online or scroll down to read David's answer to the second question. Pensions will be paid to Canadians living in U.S. PAUL DELEAN The Gazette Monday, January 7, 2013 Moving to the U.S., buying [...]
David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette, please scroll down to read David's answers from Paul Delean's article on tax strategy. Tax Strategy: Canadian working abroad must still pay tax here PAUL DELEAN The Gazette Monday, July 30, 2012 Taxes on overseas income and on a U.S. [...]
Canadian departure tax: obstacle or opportunity? By David A. Altro, B.A., LL.L, J.D, D.D.N, Fin. Pl., TEP and Matt Altro, B.Comm., CFP®, F. PL. Canadians move to the US for a variety of reasons. Proximity to family, lifestyle, sunny weather, employment, health issues and lower income tax rates are some of the more popular reasons. If [...]
On Monday, May 28, 2012 David A. Altro was interviewed by Jean Laroche for the CBC Radio show Maritime Noon. David discusses how to get the best deals in the U.S. right now, the issues Canadians need to know about when purchasing property in the U.S. and answers many caller questions concerning holding title, probate, health [...]
Tax Strategy: Marriage affects tax exemption on principal home David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette, scroll down to read David's answers to the second and third questions. PAUL DELEAN The Gazette Monday, February 20, 2012 The impact of marriage on the principal-residence exemption and tax obligations [...]
Frozen Over By David A. Altro and Ben Jeske Estate freezes have been in Canada since the introduction of federal capital gains taxation 40 years ago. Along with the capital gains tax (CGT) on properties sold by taxpayers, the so-called death tax was also brought in. Essentially, when a taxpayer dies, they are deemed to have [...]
David A. Altro was interviewed by Frank Stanford on CFAX 1070 radio in Victoria, BC and on The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie on CKNW AM 980 in Vancouver, BC. Click here to listen to the CFAX recording Click here to listen to the CKNW recording
David was interviewed by Joseph Planta for thecommentry.ca, the online home of Planta's interviews with "renowned bestselling and prize winning authors, Canadian newsmakers and political figures, internationally known print and broadcast journalists, prominent academics and public intellectuals, as well as noted artists and personalities." He describes the state of the U.S. real estate market and why [...]
David was a guest on CBC Winnipeg's Up to Speed with Larry Updike in September. Listen below as David discuss the "perfect storm" of advantages for Canadians looking to buy property in the U.S. as well as potential pitfalls such as U.S. estate tax, ownership structures, succession planning and more! Click here to listen
BuzzBuzHome.com, a website that is, "focused on cataloguing all new residential projects in Canada, connecting purchasers directly with sellers, and providing social tools that enable collaboration amongst purchasers and industry experts" recently interviewed David for their blog. Tax law extraordinaire, David A. Altro, teaches us how to own US property the Canadian way BuzzBuzHome Blog November [...]
