Executors

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Goodbye My Furry Friend

  This blog has been written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP With more people working from home and less activities available for children, it is no surprise that there has been a COVID pet boom as many families have added a new member to their household during the last two years. These four-legged creatures have brightened our spirits, made these hard times less lonely, and enriched the….

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Estate Administration, Executors, Uncategorized

SALE OF PERSONAL RESIDENCE AFTER DEATH

Can an estate claim a loss for tax purposes if the estate sells the property for less than what it was valued for at time of death? Hard to imagine such circumstances in this current real estate environment but in the unlikely event it does occur, what are the rules?The Income Tax Act (“ITA”) deems a person to have disposed of their principal residence for proceeds equal to its fair….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Cottage, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Investments, Property, Real Estate, Tax Issues, Uncategorized

Software Applications as Aids to the Estates Advisor

Software Applications as Aids to the Estates Advisor For all of us advisors, there are likely certain types of software applications that we use for our day-to-day tasks: perhaps its Microsoft Outlook for sending emails, or a timekeeping software for recording dockets. And although these programs are leaps and bounds beyond what our advisor ancestors could have imagined for themselves a hundred years ago, as we head deeper into the….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Planning, Executors, Fiduciary Professions, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, Trustee, Wills

The executor’s year – taxation “not made” simple

Determining the bearer of the tax burden on income earned in an individual’s estate is not as simple as one might think. There are some basic taxation rules that apply to an estate which result in either the estate or the beneficiaries becoming ultimately liable for the tax. The tax burden An estate is responsible to pay tax on the income earned from assets held by the estate where the….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Executors

Should you Remove an Executor?

This Blog was written by Edward Ngo, Estate and Trust Advisor at MD Private Trust Company which is part of Scotia Wealth Management As the autumn leaves begin to fall and the cold air catches our breath, I remind myself there is no such thing as a simple will or a straightforward estate. The same can be said for an executor named in a will, where each appointed family member or friend carries….

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Executors, Uncategorized

300 Objections. 3 Week Hearing. $325,000 Costs Award.

Those who practice in the world of estates know that emotions can run high. Estate planning and estate litigation involve relationships and, often, family. And relationships and family are complicated. It can sometimes be hard to be reasonable in the face of difficult emotions. But reasonableness should be a guiding principle for estate trustees and beneficiaries alike. If that warning is not heeded then parties to estate litigation must know….

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Costs, Estate Litigation, Executors, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts
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