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How U.S. PFIC rules can impact your clients

Terry Ritchie, a registered financial planner and cross-border tax and estate specialist, explains the impact of U.S. Passive Foreign Investment Company tax rules on U.S. citizens resident in Canada who hold Canadian mutual funds or ETFs. He spoke with Rudy Mezzetta, reporter with Investment Executive, athe TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

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