Category Archives: AmeriPREP Financial

All people have a responsibility to themselves and to their families to engage in responsible saving, investing, financial and retirement planning. Generally tax systems are designed to incentivize this. Because of US citizenship-based taxation, Americans abroad have special financial and retirement planning needs. They need specialized knowledge and specialized advisors. These posts identify and describe topics of specific interest to Americans abroad specifically and the expat world generally.

Americans Abroad And Financial Planning In A FATCA And FBAR World – LJ Eiben

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The Importance Of Financial And Retirement Planning – It’s Not Easy For Americans Abroad

Americans abroad are severely disabled by the US tax and regulatory regime. As a result they need to plan more carefully and they have fewer options that those who are not US citizens.

I reached out to LJ Eiben of Raymond James to discuss various aspects of the “US Citizenship Dilemma”. Both US Social Security and Canada Pension Plan are part of the equation. I first spoke with LJ in November of 2021 about US Social Security.

Here are three podcasts …

November 11, 2021 – US Social Security For Canadian Residents

January 26, 2022 – Canada Pension Plan And Old Age Security For Canadian Residents

February 4, 2022 – Raymond James: A Permanent Investing Solution For People With Lives And Investments In Both Canada And The US

2022 Financial Planning Facts For Tax Residents Of Canada

Have a look at the following …

2022 Financial Planning Facts ENG

Finally …

Required Disclaimer: The information contained in these slides was obtained from sources RJA and believed to be reliable; however, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete. It is provided as a general source of information and should not be considered personal investment advice or solicitation to buy or sell securities. The views expressed are not necessarily those of Raymond James (USA) Ltd. Raymond James (USA) Ltd. (RJLU) advisors may only conduct business with residents of the states and/or jurisdictions for which they are properly registered.

Raymond James (USA) Ltd. is a member of FINRA / SIPC

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A US Social Security Primer: What you didn’t know and didn’t know to ask!

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Hat tip to Mr. L.J. Eiben of Raymond James who provided this excellent presentation.

Social Security script and slides

Now a discussion about US Social Security with L.J. …

Mr. L.J. Eiben is a Financial Advisor at Raymond James.

The information in this podcast and contained in these slides was obtained from sources RJA and believed to be reliable; however, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete. It is provided as a general source of information and should not be considered personal investment advice or solicitation to buy or sell securities. The views expressed are not necessarily those of Raymond James (USA) Ltd. Raymond James (USA) Ltd. (RJLU) advisors may only conduct business with residents of the states and/or jurisdictions for which they are properly registered.

Raymond James (USA) Ltd. is a member of FINRA / SIPC

Bonus!! Renunciation and US Social Security

Canada U.S. Tax Treaty: Why the 5th protocol of the Canada US Tax Treaty Clarifies that the TFSA is a pension within the meaning of the Canada U.S. Tax Treaty

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Article XVIII of the Canada U.S. Tax Treaty Continued – The question of the TFSA

In a previous post I discussed how a U.S. citizen moving to Canada with an existing ROTH will be treated under the Canada U.S. Tax treaty.

The purpose of this post is two-fold:

First, to argue that the the TFSA should be treated as a “pension” within the meaning of Article XVIII of the Canada U.S. Tax Treaty; and

Second, to argue that the 5th protocol (which clarifies that the ROTH IRA) is a pension within the meaning of the Canada U.S. Tax Treaty means that the Canadian TFSA has the same status.

This will be developed in three parts:

Part A – How the Canada U.S. Tax Treaty affects U.S. Taxation of the Canadian TFSA

Part B- Wait just a minute! I heard that the “Savings Clause” means that the treaty would not apply to U.S. citizens?

Part C – The TFSA and Information Returns: To file Form 3520 and 3520A or to not, that is the question

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