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by Wilbur
Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Taxes
Topic: Furusato nozei changes from October
Replies: 22
Views: 8107

Re: Furusato nozei changes from October

If you search "カナダ人農園主" on your furosato site you might see my grapes. No hits on Rakuten. Are you on there? About to start the Furusato splurge... Thanks for the interest. Sorry to say we are just at the end of our harvest and we stopped our orders on the furosatonozei sites. We are on R...
by Wilbur
Sat Oct 19, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Taxes
Topic: Furusato nozei changes from October
Replies: 22
Views: 8107

Re: Furusato nozei changes from October

Grapes are in season right now. I highly recommend grapes but I am biased because I am the farmer who grows them. :D If you search "カナダ人農園主" on your furosato site you might see my grapes. We are currently selling them on 3 of the furosatonozei sites. I can confirm the shain muscat are ver...
by Wilbur
Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Case Studies/Asking for Advice
Topic: RRSP: cash-out and move it to Japan?
Replies: 13
Views: 1448

Re: RRSP: cash-out and move it to Japan?

You should call the CRA help line to ask about this -- it's a pain in the ass with the time difference and waiting time but I believe you can call collect. The couple of times I had to call the people I talked to really knew what they were talking about and had clear answers for things that I never...
by Wilbur
Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: Case Studies/Asking for Advice
Topic: RRSP: cash-out and move it to Japan?
Replies: 13
Views: 1448

Re: RRSP: cash-out and move it to Japan?

I've been thinking about this topic's headline a lot lately. And maybe I should be moving my RRSP to Japan and putting my funds in NISA to grow tax free. Here is what I have come up with pros and cons. According to government of Canada website Non-resident of Canada have to pay 25% tax on RRSP withd...
by Wilbur
Wed May 08, 2024 9:05 pm
Forum: Real Estate
Topic: Hiroshima area real estate agent recommendations sought
Replies: 3
Views: 918

Re: Hiroshima area real estate agent recommendations sought

Hello, The wife and I are planning to move to the Hiroshima area after I retire next year. Brief intro and more about that have been posted in the General area. We plan to visit Hiroshima again, this winter to start getting the ball rolling. We are seeking realtor recommendations in the following a...
by Wilbur
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:56 am
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: What is the emaxis slim series funds equivalent in Canada for an RRSP?
Replies: 3
Views: 4989

Re: What is the emaxis slim series funds equivalent in Canada for an RRSP?

Try asking at https://www.financialwisdomforum.org/forum/index.php, which is Canada-specific. Thanks for the link. Already finding a lot of useful stuff from it. Questtrade allows non-resident accounts. One of the few major brokers that does. Due to Canadian laws on dividend taxes, the best choices...
by Wilbur
Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:20 am
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: What is the emaxis slim series funds equivalent in Canada for an RRSP?
Replies: 3
Views: 4989

What is the emaxis slim series funds equivalent in Canada for an RRSP?

Reading another similar thread has made me think about changing my current RRSP to a better performing mutual fund with cheaper management fees. Current institutions charging 2% management fees. One does have a S&P 500 index for 1.5% fee but what I've been reading I should be able to find index ...
by Wilbur
Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: Taxes
Topic: Furusato nozei changes from October
Replies: 22
Views: 8107

Re: Furusato nozei changes from October

Just been enjoying some of this Shine Muscat with wine, etc tonight- I can highly recommend this splendid produce! Wine and Shine Muscat sounds like a great combo! I didn't think there were any grapes to beat Shine Muscat, but this year we discovered Pione grapes and I am hooked. I confess we have ...
by Wilbur
Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:55 am
Forum: Taxes
Topic: Furusato nozei changes from October
Replies: 22
Views: 8107

Re: Furusato nozei changes from October

Grapes are in season right now. I highly recommend grapes but I am biased because I am the farmer who grows them. :D If you search "カナダ人農園主" on your furosato site you might see my grapes. We are currently selling them on 3 of the furosatonozei sites. Found yours, but my wife already order...
by Wilbur
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: Taxes
Topic: Furusato nozei changes from October
Replies: 22
Views: 8107

Re: Furusato nozei changes from October

Grapes are in season right now. I highly recommend grapes but I am biased because I am the farmer who grows them. :D If you search "カナダ人農園主" on your furosato site you might see my grapes. We are currently selling them on 3 of the furosatonozei sites.