Estate Planning

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Equalizing an Estate Where One of More Children are U.S. Persons and Planning Strategies Where There Are U.S. Beneficiaries; Part I

In circumstances where clients, who are Canadian residents, intend to equalize their estates amongst their children (“Equalization Intention”) where one or more of such children are “U.S. Persons” (a “U.S. Child”), estate planners need to consider whether that is possible and if so, how (“whether” and “how”, the “Questions”).  This is Part I of a three-Part blog series discussing a few considerations that tax and estate advisors may wish to….

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Estate Planning, Tax Issues, U.S. Citizen, United States, US Taxes, Wills

Estate Planning and the Changes to the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR)

Estate advisors looking at tax minimization and corporate restructuring of their clients’ affairs as part of their estate and wealth planning will now need to consider the new changes to the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). Bill C-59 was introduced in Parliament on November 30th, 2023, and a section of the Bill amends section 245 of the Income Tax Act (the Act) and the GAAR provisions found in subsection 245 of the Act…..

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Estate Planning, Succession Planning, Tax Issues

Life is Simple. People are Complicated, including by Culture.

This blog has been written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto I seem to keep bumping into quotes that remind me that life is simple, but people are complicated.  There are perhaps many ingredients to this complexity.  Culture is one of them. Last week, I presented at a conference as part of a panel on cross-cultural considerations in estate planning.  The conference was outside of Canada; nevertheless,….

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Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning, Tax Issues

When a Financial Plan meets an Estate Plan

Our lives were upended a few years ago by the pandemic, and things since then have been anything but typical.  From elevated inflation to skyrocketing interest rates, our expectations for the future and our perceptions of what is normal have been challenged.  The word “unprecedented” may be overused, but it does articulate the point that we never know what might happen with our daily lives or our financial situations.  That….

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Estate Planning, Investments

Tax Considerations for Gifts of Art in Canada

Gwenyth Stadig, Associate and Upama Poudyal, Articling Student  – Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP An increasing number of Canadian taxpayers are interested in giving pieces of art to charities or other qualified donees as part of their estate plans. Some of these Canadian taxpayers are choosing to make decisions to give such art during their lifetimes, while others are setting down a plan for their gifts of art to occur at….

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Charitable Giving, Estate Donations, Estate Planning, Uncategorized, valuation, Wills

Using a trust? Watch out for attribution!

Part II – Trust Attribution This blog has been written by Pritika Deepak /Associate at Fasken LLP This is Part II of a three-part blog series which provides an overview of the ‘attribution rules’ contained in the Income Tax Act (Canada)[1] (the “Act”). Part I, which summarizes the scope and application of the personal attribution rules, can be found here: https://allaboutestates.ca/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-by-the-cra/ Part II of the blog addresses the application of the attribution….

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Estate Planning, Tax Issues
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