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Forum: Canada
Apr 5th 2016, 8:32 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Thanks for the comments, very helpful. Yes I do see the issues/dangers with currency rates and I agree, its not as simple a decision as I thought.

I had come to terms with currency risk based on...
Forum: Canada
Apr 5th 2016, 6:42 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

After a long discussion with an agent at the CRA who initially explained that yes I could, and that the T3 would not be needed just a statement of final benefits from the pension supplier.........
Forum: Canada
Apr 2nd 2016, 11:09 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

No idea, I followed a trail of links when I started looking at international pensions. I will ring the tax office monday see if I can get a difinitive answer.
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2016, 4:22 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

See Line 130 - Lump-sum payments (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/rprtng-ncm/lns101-170/130/lmpsm-eng.html)

This appears to be outside of the annual RRSP contribution...
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2016, 12:58 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Thanks for keeping me updated.
When you say IF you do not transfer the pension out of the UK, but just draw your monthly pension in GBP you will continue to be taxed in one place , ie for me...
Forum: Canada
Mar 11th 2016, 9:21 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

SRB??
Edit: got it!
Salmon River Bridge.....
We get up there most Friday evenings (the inn of that name) during the summer to eat, have a few beers and watch the live local musicians. Looking...
Forum: Canada
Mar 6th 2016, 6:40 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Closer than you think. I am in Jeddore too! What a coincidence. For anyone else reading this thinking so what. There is probably only a couple hundred people living in Jeddore!
Forum: Canada
Mar 6th 2016, 2:30 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Hi PDUK, Where on the shore? I am near Musquodoboit Harbour.
1st, I read that somewhere online about Australia only having 1 but if you look at the gov list at...
Forum: Canada
Feb 29th 2016, 11:54 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

I won't be taking the full 25% so can keep the value under 100k.
Forum: Canada
Feb 29th 2016, 11:53 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Thanks for the updates.
Is the only way to move the lump sum into a QROPS to move the entire pension fund? I would rather leave this one as is and just put the lump in if that is possible.
But I...
Forum: Canada
Feb 29th 2016, 8:25 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Hi Collie
I think if you read my posts you will see that I am aware that my UK tax free sum is taxable in Canada, which is why I said
If I take the full lump sum and bring it over in one lump I...
Forum: Canada
Feb 29th 2016, 4:20 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

No I don't want to put the whole of that pension into a Qrops, just the Tax free lump. But I also have another pension pot that I would want to transfer to a Qrops, but I can hold on for that one.....
Forum: Canada
Feb 24th 2016, 6:46 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jrhiggo9

Lump sum and what to do with it.

Hi all, I have been in Canada permanently since 2006 and am now a citizen.
Reach 60 in July this year and have been contemplating how to minimise the tax liability for my pension tax free lump sum....
Forum: Canada
Aug 30th 2007, 4:13 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,035
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Landing by crossing border into US

Right.... By jove I think I've got it. (who's Jove?)
Forum: Canada
Aug 30th 2007, 3:12 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,035
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Landing by crossing border into US

Ok Im being thick, or my questions are ambiguous..

PMM, when you say I interpreted correct, do you mean You CAN go out of the canadian "exit" and straight back through the Canadian "in gate"...
Forum: Canada
Aug 30th 2007, 9:55 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,035
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Landing by crossing border into US

Oh, so you still have to go to the US border control? You cant go out of the canadian "exit" and straight back through the Canadian "in gate"? Thats how I interpreted Iaink's comment.
Forum: Canada
Aug 30th 2007, 4:22 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,035
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Landing by crossing border into US

Doing a quick jig around the flagpole sounds a great idea!! No real point in me entering US if I dont need to... Thanks Iaink.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 30th 2007, 4:14 am
Replies: 1
Views: 614
Posted By jrhiggo9

Crossing US border to Land

I am currently residing in Nova Scotia.

When my passports (with shiny new visas) arrive back here in 4 weeks or so, I would like to cross the border into the US and come straight back into Canada...
Forum: Canada
Aug 30th 2007, 4:10 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,035
Posted By jrhiggo9

Landing by crossing border into US

I am currently residing in Nova Scotia.

When my passports (with shiny new visas) arrive back here in 4 weeks or so, I would like to cross the border into the US and come straight back into Canada...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 15th 2007, 6:26 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,615
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Sending passports from Canada

yescando - Where do you plan to cross the border?

Were thinking of taking the ferry from yarmouth to maine and back...

Any one any experience of crossing the border into the states to "Land" ...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 15th 2007, 3:52 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,615
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Sending passports from Canada

Where in Nova Scotia are you? We are on eastern shore (jeddore). Beautiful place.
We have the same update chart. That brings the total of photos each up to 9.
Would have been cheaper to get them...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 14th 2007, 12:01 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,615
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: Sending passports from Canada

Thanks fisherking. Your situation sounds almost identical to mine.
I notified CIC of my Canada address with my 90 day update and had medicals done here in Canada, only I continued to use the UK...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 14th 2007, 10:06 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,108
Posted By jrhiggo9

Re: white not brown envelope !!!!

Good feeling isnt it!! We are in the same position.

How are you sending your Passports?
I was considering purolator (via Canada Post) which is a lot cheaper than UPS, only I am a bit nervous...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 14th 2007, 10:05 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,615
Posted By jrhiggo9

Sending passports from Canada

I am about to send my passports to CIC London for my Visa.
I am in Canada as a visitor and so will courier them to the UK.
Throughout my application my mailing address for CIC has been in the UK....
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 3rd 2007, 3:15 am
Replies: 2
Views: 534
Posted By jrhiggo9

Sending passports from Canada

Request for passports finally arrived today (at my forwarding address in UK).
I am currently in Canada on a very long vacation, awaiting SWPR.

Is it permissable to send my passports to the UK...
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