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New Form T1141 and T1142 Filing Requirements

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Today’s Blog was written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, Fasken LLP, Toronto About three years ago, at this time of year, I wrote about T1141s and T1142s: Don’t Forget the T1141s and T1142s! – All About Estates.  These forms have been updated for the 2025 and future taxation years.  Details of the new forms and requirements are provided on the government of Canada’s website: About Form T1141 – Canada.ca and About Form T1142….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Issues, Trustee, Trusts

The Year of the Audit and the Introduction of “Prompted” Disclosures

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This blog has been written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto 2025 is flying by.  We are now in its final quarter.  Looking back at the year, I can think of one consistent theme in my discussions with other tax professionals: Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) audits and reviews.  Industry professionals have remarked—and quite rightly, perhaps—that we are dealing with more audits, reviews and reassessments issued by….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Tax Issues

TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR GIFTS OF SHARES IN CANADA

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Gwenyth Stadig, Natasha Barrett, Upama Poudyal, Abdullah Khalid, Amber LeBlanc all of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP Canadian donors can donate a variety of types of property to “qualified donees” which gift can be eligible for donation tax credits. Subsection 149.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (“ITA”) defines the term “qualified donee” (“QD”) to include Canadian registered charities. The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) maintains a list of QDs here. The nature….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Charitable Giving, Estate Donations, Interest, International, Investments, IRS

Closer to Answering “Is This a Bare Trust?”

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Andrew Coates, Associate, Gowling (WLG) Canada In April, I wrote an article about the Canada Revenue Agency’s (the “CRA”) 11th hour reversal on requiring bare trusts to file T3 returns and Schedule 15s because of the confusion of Canadians and tax professionals alike in answering the question: is this a bare trust? It seems we are getting closer to answering this question based on an announcement from CRA on October….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Issues, Trusts

Disclaim or Renounce? What’s the difference?

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This blog was written by Pritika Deepak, Associate at Fasken.  How often have you heard of people turning down gifts? It may happen on TV but does it happen in reality? Surprisingly, yes. Although uncommon, in an estates context, there may be situations where a beneficiary does not want their gift. There may, for example, be a situation where the gift has conditions which are too difficult to fulfil, or….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Issues, Uncategorized, 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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