Cross Border Real Estate Broker

XB Realty:  Blaine, Washington.  Commercial real estate brokerage working exclusively with Canadian businesses and real estate investors expanding into the U.S. market or disposing of U.S. real estate holdings.

U.S. Immigration Attorneys

Duncan Millar:  Bellingham, Washington

Greg Boos:  Bellingham, Washington

Elizabeth Li:  Bellingham, Washington

Drew Pettus:  Bellingham, Washington

Canada to U.S. Business Immigration:  A comprehensive site containing information about U.S. immigration for Canadian Businesses and Professionals. Also contains related non-immigration information for: 1) U.S. companies hiring Canadians, 2) Canadian companies sending people to the States, and 3) Canadians working South of the Border. By Buffalo NY lawyer, Joseph C. Grasmick

Preshaw & Zisman:  U.S. business immigration law firm with offices in Vancouver, BC and Everett, Washington.  Visas including: intra-company transferees (L-1), treaty investors (E-2), TN professionals (NAFTA), H-1B and 0-1/0-2 visas.

U.S. Cross Border Business Attorneys

Gene Moses:  Bellingham, Washington

Jack Grant:  Bellingham, Washington (licensed in both Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada)

Dennis Hindman:  Bellingham, Washington

Jack Swanson and Steve Shropshire:  Bellingham, Washington (land use, real estate, and zoning)

A. Jeff Leghorn:  White Rock, B.C. and Seattle, WA, Areas of practice include business law, immigration law, real estate law and cross-border issues

Philip Hodgen:  Pasadena, California.  Tax attorney with a specialization in cross border issues.  Mr. Hodgen also runs the FIRPTA blog that has very useful information specifically for Canadians with real estate holdings in the U.S.

U.S. Cross Border CPA Accountants

Varner, Sytsma, Herndon, CPA's:  Bellingham, Washington

Max Legg:  Moss Adams, LLP:  Bellingham, Washington

Dennis Archer:  Bellingham, Washington

Larson Gross, PLLC:  Bellingham, Washington,  The Larson Gross Cross Border Services Team offers both U.S. and Canadian tax expertise to help clients navigate the maze of foreign tax laws, reporting requirements and regulatory agencies encountered when dealing with international issues.  Among other services, they routinely assist clients with issues such as U.S. and Canadian tax planning and preparation, entity selection and business startup, transfer pricing, and handling of foreign retirement savings/investments in regards to estate planning.

Vaughn Hagen:  Bellingham, Washington

Donald L. Starr:  Blaine, Washington

CEN-TA Group:  Vancouver, B.C., David Ingram with the CEN-TA Group.  Be sure to sign up for his email list. 

Mark Serbinski CA, CPA:  Toronto, ON and Chicago, IL Tax and other financial matters concerning Canadian professionals in the U.S. and U.S. citizens in Canada.  Mark also moderates a discussion forum on cross border issues.  Click here to access the Canada/United States tax and accounting issues forum.

Gary P. Gauvin, LLC:  Dallas, Texas, We are the tax experts for anyone needing Canada - U.S. income tax return preparation. Its our specialty. It's what we do.

International Tax Services Group:  Toronto, ON, We are dedicated to providing cross-border tax services to the US and Canadian markets. It’s all we do.

The Brunton-McCarthy CPA Firm:  Boca Raton, FL, International Tax Accountants Providing U.S. Citizens, U.S. Residents and Nonresident Aliens with U.S. Immigration Support and U.S. Crossborder Tax Assistance.

Brett L. Redekopp Accounting Ltd:  Abbotsford, BC, Brett L. Redekopp CA, CPA has experience working on both sides of the border and can prepare U.S. and Canadian tax returns for individuals, corporations, estates and trusts, and not-for-profit organizations.

Cross Border Financial Planners

Robert Keats, CFP:  Mr. Keats is considered a leading expert on Cross-Border Financial and Tax Planning. He is uniquely qualified with experience and certifications in both the U.S. and Canada.

Brian Wruk CFP:  Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only, comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and Canada/U.S. tax planning and preparation firm.  A dual Canadian/U.S. citizen, Brian holds both the U.S. and Canadian CFP ® designations.

Seabank Capital Management Inc: White Rock, BC - Canadian based investment manager providing discretionary and advisory services to clients in Canada and the United States. Registered Portfolio Manager in Canada and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an Investment Advisor.

Customs Brokers

Pacific Customs Brokers, Ltd

A&A Contract Customs Brokers, Ltd

 Currency Exchange

Cross Border Books

The Border Guide:  This easy-to-follow guide, written by a financial planner, can help you transact your cross-border business and personal finance with confidence and take advantage of many of the hidden benefits of cross-border living. (Canadian orders only, CDN$)

Bellingham, Washington and Whatcom County Links

Port of Bellingham:  Grantee for the U.S. government foreign trade zone.  The Port provides public transportation facilities, promoting economic development, providing stewardship of the commercial and industrial waterfront, and working with other agencies to provide needed public infrastructure.  The Port also owns and leases commercial real estate.

Bellingham Whatcom Economic Development Council:  The place to start for any business considering relocating or doing business in Whatcom County.  Information on economy and infrastructure, transportation, telecommunications, education, workforce, and lifestyle in Whatcom County.  Information on zoning and buildings available in the county.

Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry

City of Bellingham

Bellingham Herald Newspaper:  The best news and information source in Whatcom County • Bellingham, WA • 

Whatcom County Business Pulse:  Monthly business magazine for Whatcom County, Washington.

The Bellingham Business Journal:  Monthly business journal for Bellingham, Washington.

Washington State Real Estate Excise Tax Rates:  Washington state charges an excise tax to the seller on the sale of real estate of 1.28%.  In addition, each municipality can levy an additional real estate excise tax.  This table shows the local and combined tax rates for each municipality. 

International Market Access, Inc.:  International Market Access Inc. (IMA) exists to help Canadian companies market and distribute profitably in the United States. Our objective is to help you overcome the "border barrier" by providing a low-cost, fully equipped, fully staffed extension of your Canadian office in the nearby United States. We can help you establish a foothold, then work with you as you "roll out" your product or service.

Foreign Trade Zone No. 129:  Operated by International Market Access, Inc.  Includes information on Foreign Trade Zones.  Links to National Association of Foreign Trade Zone, Foreign Trade Zone Board, and U.S. Customs Service.

Links of Interest

AgentHunt:  Directory of real estate agents in the United States and Canada

Mortgage-Hunt:  Directory of mortgage lenders in the United States and Canada