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Estate Planning

2 10, 2019

David A. Altro Blog Series: Owning U.S. Property the Canadian Way – Florida Probate and Your Estate is Frozen

Probate is the legal procedure before the county probate court where the property is located. Probate is expensive, time-consuming and freezes the estate. It is a public procedure.

10 09, 2019

State Income Tax on Trust Beneficiaries

A recent United States Supreme Court decision has serious implications regarding state income tax on trust beneficiaries.

10 09, 2019

How to Get a Green Card: Changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

On July 23rd, 2019 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced several very important changes to the EB-5 Green Card process. The following is an extract from the USCIS service.

17 06, 2019

Globe & Mail – If your child lives in the U.S., it may be time to revise your will

David Altro, Matt Altro, and Zaina Kottis were asked to prepare a special for The Globe and Mail, which was published on June 17, 2019. Their article titled “If your child lives in the U.S., it may be time to revise your will” examines six essential hurdles that Canadian citizens will have to overcome when appointing American resident children as executor of their will.

3 06, 2019

CJAD Radio – Americans Living in Canada

On the May 2019 CJAD Dollars & Sense radio show, David Altro & Matt Altro reviewed some estate & tax planning considerations for Americans living in Canada.