Wrong. Again. Shockingly.

The Leafs are 1 of 6 teams he's talking to. By literal (frank)ing definition, the odds are good. Tied with 5 other teams and ahead of 25, who are at 0%.

Doesn't mean he'll sign here, he probably won't, but the odds are still good.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Nowhere near equal when you look at what money he can make in certain cities compared to others. Also not equal when you look at some teams offering him a chance to win and others still having major holes in their lineup.

I know you want to bullpoop yourself into believing it's equal, but it's really not.

Being a citizen and being a resident are different. If he's in Long Island or Tampa Bay or wherever else for more than 6 months (hint: he would be to play a whole NHL season), he pays taxes where he resides. That's what residency means. Playing for the Islanders, he's a US resident and he's not paying Canadian taxes.
- Unholy_Goalie

Tell yourself whatever you like, I do not care.

Are you daft? He is a Canadian citizen, do you know of any that do not pay taxes?
- bobbyisno1

Nowhere near equal when you look at what money he can make in certain cities compared to others. Also not equal when you look at some teams offering him a chance to win and others still having major holes in their lineup.

I know you want to bullpoop yourself into believing it's equal, but it's really not.
- Unholy_Goalie

I'm honestly impressed at how (frank)ing stupid you are. Seriously. It's amazing.

I'm done with you.

Tell yourself whatever you like, I do not care.
- bobbyisno1

He'll use whatever he can to make a point, then immediately obfuscate his argument once he's backed into a corner..

He'll use whatever he can to make a point, then immediately obfuscate his argument once he's backed into a corner..
- PatC80

Whoa. someone's trying to overcompensate...

Nowhere near equal when you look at what money he can make in certain cities compared to others. Also not equal when you look at some teams offering him a chance to win and others still having major holes in their lineup.

I know you want to bullpoop yourself into believing it's equal, but it's really not.
- Unholy_Goalie

Three part question;

Are the Leafs one of the 6 teams, he is interested in?
If so, wouldn't that mean that they do have a chance to sign him?
Lastly, do you honestly think that Tavares is that concerned about income taxes, that it is the only thing he would base his decision on?

I wish Tavares would eliminate teams as he went.

I need answers dammit!

Being a citizen and being a resident are different. If he's in Long Island or Tampa Bay or wherever else for more than 6 months (hint: he would be to play a whole NHL season), he pays taxes where he resides. That's what residency means. Playing for the Islanders, he's a US resident and he's not paying Canadian taxes.
- Unholy_Goalie

From firsthand experience, I can assure you that you are incorrect.

Tax specialists advise that if you want to avoid Canadian taxes, when you move to the US, you need to make the appearance that you have done it permanently - i.e., severed all ties and have no intentions of ever returning. This includes closing all Canadian bank accounts, selling off all property (including secondary residences).

As far as I know, JT lives in Canada in the offseason.

Thanks to the tax treaties between the US and Canada, he would pay the majority of his taxes in the States. Canada would then look at how much he would have paid in Canada, and JT would be required to submit the difference to Revenue Canada.

Tl,dr: Uggie has no idea what he is talking about.

Whoa. someone's trying to overcompensate...
- RickJames77

Dictionary.com bltches..

Free word of the day.... Complete with definition..



I am so smart. S-M-R-T

I do too. It would be the best thing since drafting Matthews. But the odds don't look good.
- Unholy_Goalie

1 in 6

Three part question;

Are the Leafs one of the 6 teams, he is interested in?
If so, wouldn't that mean that they do have a chance to sign him?
Lastly, do you honestly think that Tavares is that concerned about income taxes, that it is the only thing he would base his decision on?
- PatC80

Tomorrow

From firsthand experience, I can assure you that you are incorrect.

Tax specialists advise that if you want to avoid Canadian taxes, when you move to the US, you need to make the appearance that you have done it permanently - i.e., severed all ties and have no intentions of ever returning. This includes closing all Canadian bank accounts, selling off all property (including secondary residences).

As far as I know, JT lives in Canada in the offseason.

Thanks to the tax treaties between the US and Canada, he would pay the majority of his taxes in the States. Canada would then look at how much he would have paid in Canada, and JT would be required to submit the difference to Revenue Canada.

Tl,dr: Uggie has no idea what he is talking about.
- Atomic Wedgie

He thinks that it is cut and dry I know for a fact he pays Canadian income taxes.

The blog has gone to tax hell.
I’m gonna clean the pipes....
F this

1 in 6
- Fakepartofme

You are discrediting the teams that don't get an interview.. Pittsburgh, Vegas, Nashville and the Panthers all have better chances to sign him then we do.

As you may or may not know, George McPhee is the dragon whisperer.. So, make of that what you will.

let the bears pay the bear tax

We need to bring on Howard Levitt Employment Law Expert.

The blog has gone to tax hell.
I’m gonna clean the pipes....
F this

- Fakepartofme

Make sure you print out the last few pages of posts for clean up.

We need UGGY to shut his (frank)ing hole!
- AdamFrench

Word!

The blog has gone to tax hell.
I’m gonna clean the pipes....
F this

- Fakepartofme

You gonna drink some javex

He thinks that it is cut and dry I know for a fact he pays Canadian income taxes.
- bobbyisno1

Let me just add one further thought:

Anyone who thinks that you can bang a couple of numbers into a calculator on TSN.ca and figure out what your tax rate is has quite obviously never filed U.S. tax returns.

From firsthand experience, I can assure you that you are incorrect.

Tax specialists advise that if you want to avoid Canadian taxes, when you move to the US, you need to make the appearance that you have done it permanently - i.e., severed all ties and have no intentions of ever returning. This includes closing all Canadian bank accounts, selling off all property (including secondary residences).

As far as I know, JT lives in Canada in the offseason.

Thanks to the tax treaties between the US and Canada, he would pay the majority of his taxes in the States. Canada would then look at how much he would have paid in Canada, and JT would be required to submit the difference to Revenue Canada.

Tl,dr: Uggie has no idea what he is talking about.
- Atomic Wedgie

good post.

except the u.s./canada tax treaty has special provisions for athletes which actually makes the bold more complex.

part of the reason any generic tax calculator on the interwebz probably has a fairly large margin for error.

let the bears pay the bear tax
- drexel

I pay the Homer tax

I pay the Homer tax
- PatC80

Lisa, I want to buy your rock.

let the bears pay the bear tax
- drexel

This is Canada, they should go across the boarder if they do not want to pay taxes.