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Real Estate in Estate Planning: Tax Consequences

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Today’s blog was written by Jessica Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. Many Canadians hold a large share of their wealth in personally-owned real estate and consider it to be a critical part of their wealth-building strategy. Donald Sutherland, the well known Canadian actor who passed away in June of this year, is purported to have had a multimillion dollar real estate portfolio at the time of his death. For….

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Estate Planning, Probate Tax, Property, Real Estate, Tax Issues, Uncategorized

Planning for Cottage Season

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Today’s blog was written by Courtney Lanthier, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP With the summer months now here, we enter into another cottage season – a time for family and friends to gather, make new memories and relax and unwind. For many, cottages hold significant sentimental value. They are a place to spend time with loved ones and to watch children, and even grandchildren, grow up. But before jumping into….

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Cottage, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Property, Uncategorized

YOU ARE HIRED…WAIT, DID I EVEN APPLY?

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This blog has been written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP No, you likely did not. Most people don’t apply to become an executor of an estate. An executor is responsible for administering the estate of a deceased person from the date of death until all debts are paid and all assets of the estate are realized and distributed in accordance with the terms of the….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Wills

The Next Succession? Lessons from a family estate gone wrong…

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Today’s blog was written by Karen La Caprara, Counsel, at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. This being my first All About Estates blog, I thought I would make it a personal one. So, as an introduction, I decided that I would share my family experience that contributed to my decision to practice in the area of wills and estates.[1] I won’t get into the nitty gritty of all that went down,….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Family Conflict, Trustee, Wills

Breaking Up is Still Hard to Do?

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This blog has been written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto Nearly a year ago, I made a post on this blog entitled “Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Ceasing to be a Canadian Tax Resident may be Easier Said than Done” (Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Ceasing to be a Canadian Tax Resident may be Easier Said than Done – All About Estates). ….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, In the News, Investments, Succession Planning, Tax Issues

Transfers to a corporation can be costly. Beware of corporate attribution.

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Part III – Corporate Attribution This blog post has been written by Pritika Deepak, Associate at Fasken LLP. This is the last part of a three-part blog series which provides a high level overview of the attribution rules contained in the Income Tax Act (Canada)[1] (the “Act”). Part I, which addresses personal attribution and Part II, which speaks to trust attribution, can be found respectively at https://allaboutestates.ca/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-by-the-cra/ and https://allaboutestates.ca/using-a-trust-watch-out-for-attribution/. Part….

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Business Succession Planning, Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Succession Planning, Tax Issues, Uncategorized
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