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Max Reed

Tax & Estate

Max Reed , LLB, BCL, is a cross-border tax lawyer at Polaris Tax Counsel in Vancouver. max@polaristax.com

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A perfect storm is brewing for non-compliant U.S. taxpayers abroad

Subtle changes mean clients may want to act soon

By Max Reed |May 4, 2020

4 min read

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Tax issues when Canadians have U.S. executors

Tips to avoid cross-border complications

By Max Reed |June 13, 2019

3 min read

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Pleading not GILTI: tax deferral strategies for Canadian-resident U.S. citizens

The story behind global intangible low-taxed income

By Max Reed |February 23, 2018

5 min read

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