January 2011

Consent to speak

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Generally speaking, the Canada Revenue Agency requires a taxpayer’s consent to speak with someone other than the taxpayer about matters related to the person’s affairs. One may assume the consent requirement is relaxed when the taxpayer is deceased and the deceased’s affairs are in the hands of the estate trustee(s) Think again as this is not automatic.
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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Succession Planning, Wills

Funerals in the Internet Age

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A recent blog by Elaine Blades discussed some of the succession issues arising from recent developments in reproductive technologies.  As a recent article in the New York Times demonstrates, the modern funeral service is also not immune from the relentless progression of the technological age. One of the first responsibilities of the executors of a deceased person is to make burial and funeral arrangements.  Although funeral services are often steeped….

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Estate Planning, Funeral Planning
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