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FORM 8621 California & Florida

PFIC & Mutual Funds

Identifying and reporting Passive Foreign Investment Companies, including most Canadian mutual funds held by U.S. persons.

Common question

Why do Canadian mutual funds cause U.S. tax problems?

Most Canadian mutual funds and ETFs meet the U.S. definition of a Passive Foreign Investment Company, which triggers complex reporting and, under default rules, some of the least favourable tax treatment in the U.S. tax code — often worse than the tax on the fund's actual returns.

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