Canadian Snow Bird Demise

Some articles about the decline of the canadian dollar and snowbirds.

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FLORIDA RAN THEM OUT...IS ARIZONA NEXT !!

Why Canadian snowbirds face more U.S. scrutiny this year — and how to avoid running afoul of rules

http://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/retirement/why-canadian-snowbirds-face-more-u-s-scrutiny-this-year-and-how-to-avoid-running-afoul-of-rules

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Canadian snowbirds squeezed out of south Florida housing market

http://business.financialpost.com/news/property-post/canadian-snowbirds-squeezed-out-of-south-florida-housing-market?__lsa=5ce3-3c1

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Will slumping Canadian economy keep snowbirds away from Florida this winter?

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/will-slumping-canadian-economy-keep-snowbirds-away-from-florida-this-winter/2245029
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Falling loonie has some Canadian snowbirds selling  

their U.S. homes

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/falling-loonie-has-some-canadian-snowbirds-selling-their-u-s-homes-1.3031088

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Where to travel with the falling 

Canadian dollar

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/where-to-travel-with-the-falling-canadian-dollar-1.3173121

The magic number is 182 days in a single year. More than that,
 and Canadians risk 

being considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes.

If Canadians overstay their welcome, they risk creating a
 U.S. claim on their 

worldwide income, getting barred from the country for five years
 and losing prized free 

healthcare, according to Dale Walters, the Phoenix-based chief 
executive officer

 of KeatsConnelly, a financial planning firm that specializes in 
cross-border issues.

Even less than 182 days, though, and they still might meet 
what the 

U.S. Internal Revenue Service calls its “substantial presence” test. 

It is a complicated formula, but if snowbirds spend more
 than roughly 120 days per year

 in the United States over a three-year period,

 the IRS starts getting interested in them.