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Foundations with Donor Advised Funds

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The current Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector seems to be quite interested in “donor advised funds” or DAFs. In particular, members of the Committee are suggesting that the Income Tax Act should be changed to require individual funds to have minimum disbursement quotas and separate regulatory reporting. This policy trial balloon is worth debating. If for no other reason than a lot of Canadians now have their philanthropic….

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Elder Law, Estate Planning, Philanthropy/Charitable Giving, Uncategorized

Safe Income and an Estate

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In a recent technical interpretation, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) made the point that safe income of a corporation owned by a person that died did not flow through to the estate of that person.  The reason was not clearly stated but appears to be that the safe income became encompassed in the adjusted cost base of the shares to the estate. The situation described in the technical interpretation involved….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Tax Issues

My First and Only (Kind of) Experience with the Declarations of Death Act

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  This blog was written by Sally Lee, LLB – Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management. When I was in private practice, I worked on a probate file where the deceased was declared dead pursuant to subsection 2(5) of the Ontario Declarations of Death Act.  He was missing for at least seven years and his family members made the application to the court.  I did not work on….

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Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Uncategorized

Fair Market Value Used to Test the Meaning of All or Substantially All of the Assets Used in an Active Business

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Under The Income Tax Act (“ITA”), if a taxpayer disposes of property that is all or substantially all of the assets used in an active business for consideration that includes shares of a corporation, the shares are deemed to be capital property. The disposal is considered to be a capital gain and may be eligible for the lifetime capital gains exemption for qualifying companies. This is a very important piece….

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Business Succession Planning, Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, In the News, Investments, Property, Small Business, Tax Issues, Uncategorized

Have You Considered Your RESP in Your Estate Plan?

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This Blog was written by: Alicia Godin, Estate and Trust Consultant, Scotiatrust A Registered Education Savings Plan (an “RESP”), is a type of tax deferred savings plan that parents, grandparents and other adults can open to save for the cost of a beneficiary’s post-secondary education. The beneficiary of an RESP is often a child or grandchild. I have recently had a number of questions about what happens to an RESP….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, RESP

Creation of a Trust

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provided guidance on when a testamentary trust is considered to have been created for purposes of the 21 year deemed disposition rule. A trust is deemed to have disposed of its capital property for proceeds equal to the fair market value of the property at the end of the deemed disposition date and to have re-acquired the property immediately after the day for an amount equal….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Executors, Tax Issues, Wills
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