A practice built for one specific problem
Most accountants handle one country well. This practice exists because handling both, together, is a different skill.
Cross-border tax problems do not show up in a single country's tax code. A nurse commuting to a US hospital, a remote employee kept on US payroll after moving to Toronto, a relocation mid-year on a TN visa: each of these situations sits at the intersection of two filing systems, two sets of deadlines, and a treaty that only works if both returns are prepared with the other one in mind.
This practice does not take on general bookkeeping or single-country returns. Every engagement is a cross-border one, which means the foreign tax credit, the residency determination, and the treaty position are not an afterthought bolted onto a domestic return. They are the starting point.
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Tax systems, every file
EA + CPA
Licensed on both sides
1040 / T1
Filed together, not separately
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Client segments served
IRS Enrolled Agent
Licensed by the US Department of the Treasury to prepare returns and represent clients before the IRS directly, including audits, appeals, and collections. This is a federal credential, not a state one, which matters when a client's issue does not stay in one state.
CPA, Canada
Chartered professional accounting standing covering the Canadian side of every engagement, from a standard T1 to corporate and trust structures for clients with more complex Canadian holdings.
Cross-border specialization
Every file this practice takes on involves both the US and Canada. That focus is deliberate: cross-border tax is not a side specialty added onto a general practice, it is the entire practice.