Getting a
cross-border accountant
If you have worked in the United States last year and it is approaching tax season (both for the U.S. and Canada), then you may have come across a bit of a snag . . . Finding a good cross-border accountant!
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Here is Karan's contact info with PPATax.
Due to the discount he gives us travel nurses, if you end up reaching out to him, please do let him know you were referred by Kat Ann or from the Canadian Travel Nurses (to the U.S.A.) Facebook group!
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Karan Narang of PPATAX
Needless to say, I was looking for another accountant and had a lot of travel nurses asking me if there was a good accountant for them as well.
I contacted several accountants, but . . .
- Many accountants opt not to do American or cross-border taxes and just want to stick to Canadian taxes.
- Most were charging $1000+ CAD for joint taxes to start (not including any additional state filings, extra forms, etc.).
- Some were too busy to handle the volume of our group.
- Karan was happy to maximize and hire staff to handle the volume if necessary.
- He offered a significant discount for travel nurses & healthcare workers.
- He offered to give webinars, help with a tax FAQ article, and create documents for us.
- Just like with recruiters or any third-party, I value response times. And he is extremely responsive. Understandably, he is slightly less available during their busy season end of February-May.
- When asked about the subject of CRA reviews and audits, he put it like this, "You just forward it to us and boom, that's it. We take care of it. You don't need to think about it again." Which was pretty reassuring.
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How did you find Karan & PPATax?
Most accountant I found charged a base price of approx. $1000+ CAD. And with most accountants, any additional complexities to your taxes or additional filings or forms can have an additional cost per form or filing.
Likewise, if incorporated in Canada, corporate taxes can be higher.
Sometimes a TFSA can add come issues (if deemed a U.S. resident for tax purposes).
My best suggestion is to ask for a breakdown or itemized quote from your accountant to see exactly what you are paying for.
With Karan, during covid, he reduced the price of filing a Canadian and American (including one state) for healthcare workers down to a SWEET $450. Every year he reassesses the feasibility of continuing this discount. At this point, he has a lot of travel nurses coming to him, nearly 100 nurses have gone to him for filing their returns or for consults, etc.
I am hoping if travel nurses continue going to him, he will keep the $450 price! So, please do let him know Kat Ann sent you or you are from the Facebook group.
How much does he charge?
To start, he was suggested by a nurse from the group who used him and had a positive experience. At this point, approx. 70-100 nurses in the group have gone to Karan for filing their taxes with largely positive reviews. I'll add a few testimonials at the end.
I especially like how interested he is in our group and helping travel nurses. When he does things like a presentation on CRA reviews or residency status, he is doing all of these webinars on his own time and for free which is pretty fantastic!
Additionally, with that many returns, he has become a go-to expert specifically for Canadian-to-American travel nurses.
Also, a nurse did come to me with a mistake on her taxes. Karan fixed it, and compensated her for the trouble. His customer service was excellent!
Finally, through google reviews, it looks like at the time of writing this, he has a 4.6 rating out of 5 with almost 3 dozen reviews.
How reliable is he?
Karan Narang
Tel: 519-946-2921 (ext. 109)
Email: knarang@ppatax.com
Website: https://www.ppatax.com/
Again, please let him know Kat Ann sent you and I'm hoping he keeps giving us the healthcare heroes discount for our group!
What is his contact Info?
PPATax is based in Windsor, Ontario; so, that might explain why they aren't scared of cross-border taxes.
However, even if you aren't local, everything is done either via phone or online and he submits everything online!
There is a platform for submitting documents that is fairly simple to use and they are very accommodating at PPATax. If you prefer email (like me), he is okay with that too.
What is his location? How will we meet?
- Aissa (member of the Canadian Travel Nurses (to the U.S.A.) Facebook group
I'm so thankful that I found this accountant last year, I only had to send him the docs online. We had a couple of facetime meetings just to verify the information. He's prompt and responsive. I did my second U.S. filing with him this month. I only had one meeting since he's got all my info from last year. I also asked him about getting 'incorporated' in case I decide to work with the agencies in the GTA. He answered everything I asked and informed me of the costs.
- Francine (member of the Canadian Travel Nurses (to the U.S.A.) Facebook group
Just to let everyone know, the accountant that Kat recommended in Windsor is fantastic. My U.S. return is done already! Thank you, Karan at ppatax.com!
He charged four hundred and fifty dollars CAD. He has been great and I did tell him who referred me!
So thankful for Karan's expertise. It's my first year as a travel nurse in the U.S. and Karan has made filing taxes painless. I highly recommend his services.
- Erika (member of the Canadian Travel Nurses (to the U.S.A.) Facebook group
I signed up with him; however, my tax situation is pretty complex! The rate he provided is fair, around eleven hundred dollars CAD given I have a Canadian rental property, worked in Canada and the U.S.A. and have quite a few different bank accounts for various things. He was super pleasant to speak with, very engaged, and the free consultation vs. the hundred and twenty-five dollar fee USD from Travel Tax was also great. I found Karan to be actually interested in my business and taxes.
- Nicolette (member of the Canadian Travel Nurses (to the U.S.A.) Facebook group
