For Canadian Business Owners
What Canadian Businesses Need to Know Before Expanding Into the U.S.
The U.S. and Canada share a border, a language, and $755 billion in annual trade but not a tax system. This guide covers the entity, tax, and compliance decisions that determine whether your U.S. expansion succeeds.
- Entity selection - C corp, LLC, partnership, or branch, and how each is taxed
- Federal and state tax rules - corporate taxation, transfer pricing, and why each of the 50 states runs its own tax system
- The Canada-U.S. tax treaty - how it prevents double taxation and what filings are required to use it
- Nexus and sales tax - how a single remote employee can trigger state income tax obligations, even with no U.S. office
- Compliance and reporting - annual filings, FATCA, and Corporate Transparency Act ownership disclosures
- Employment - hiring U.S. workers vs. transferring Canadian staff on TN or L-1 visas
- Banking, IP, and contracts - why Canadian templates and IP registrations don't carry over
Learn from professionals who advise developers, portfolio managers, and cross-border investors on U.S. real estate structure, tax, and exit considerations.
