Cross-border landlord software for Canada & the U.S.
Own rentals on both sides of the border? Keep them in one ledger. BorderBird runs Canadian and U.S. properties together — CAD + USD, Interac + Zelle, and CRA + IRS reporting from a single set of books. This is the one job no single-country landlord tool is built to do.
Where single-country software gets awkward
U.S. landlord tools assume one Schedule E, in USD, with every tenant inside the United States. Canadian tools assume a T776, in CAD, with everything inside Canada. Both are fine — until you own on both sides.
A Canadian who buys a Phoenix rental now reports the same income twice — Schedule E in USD for the IRS and T776 in CAD for the CRA — and has to reconcile the foreign tax credit between them. An American who buys a Toronto rental has 25% of every rent payment withheld under Part XIII and has to decide whether to file a Section 216 return. That doesn't fit in QuickBooks, Stessa, or a Canadian-only tool — so the usual answer is a second system, a spreadsheet, and a stressful March.
BorderBird is the system that doesn't break at the border.
One ledger, both countries
Every property reports profit and loss in both currencies at once, using the Bank of Canada annual average rate the CRA accepts. No spreadsheet bridging between your Canadian and U.S. numbers.
Forward an Interac e-Transfer confirmation from your Canadian tenant and a Zelle (or Venmo / Cash App) receipt from your U.S. tenant — both reconcile into the same set of books, matched to the right tenant and lease.
Part XIII 25% withholding by the 15th-of-month rule, NR4 reporting periods and slip data, the NR6 net-rent election, and Section 216 supporting figures — the whole non-resident pipeline, computed for you.
Line-mapped Schedule E CSVs in USD for the U.S. side, ready for Form 1040 (or 1040-NR) — alongside your T776-ready Canadian categories.
Keep an eye on the foreign-property cost base that drives the T1135 foreign-income-verification threshold, so it doesn't sneak up on you at filing time.
Hand your cross-border CPA one clean export per country instead of a shoebox. BorderBird prepares the data; you or your accountant file the returns.
Whichever way you crossed the border
Florida, Arizona and Texas snowbird rentals — Schedule E in USD, the foreign tax credit, and FIRPTA at sale, next to your Canadian books.
A Toronto or Vancouver rental — Part XIII withholding, NR4, and the Section 216 election, next to your U.S. Schedule E.
Run both sides from one account.
Start free — one door, no time limit, no credit card.