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ESTATE PLANNING AND THE GREAT WIDE WORLD

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This Blog was written by Emily Racine, Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management  When it comes to estate planning, the cases where all property and beneficiaries can be found within a 10km radius are increasingly becoming few and far between. More and more estates cross not only provincial borders but international borders as well. These estates carry their own set of complexities and require their own set of….

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Digital Assets: How Advisors are Changing the World

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While I enjoy writing about the legal aspects of digital assets in estate planning and administration, I don’t think that I have spent enough time focusing on the work of the wonderful advisors in this space: technology consultants, lawyers and policy analysts among them. The efforts of these advisors have helped shape the law, internationally, in an area where legal guidance has desperately been needed. As time goes on, I….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, International

Assessing Drake’s Estate Planning Needs

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As a Toronto native, I couldn’t help but listen to rapper Drake’s highly-anticipated new album Certified Lover Boy, which he released just a few weeks ago. In fact, it has been enjoying record-breaking streaming numbers from music fans around the world, amassing a staggering 153 million global Spotify streams in its first 24 hours of release. Drake and his music are clearly influential on a global level. Drake’s songs have….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, In the News, International, Probate Tax, Property, Real Estate, Succession Planning, Tax Issues, Wills

A Royal Estate

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This Blog was written by: Alicia Mossington (Godin), Estate and Trust Consultant, Scotia Wealth Management  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was born on June 10th, 1921 and passed away on April 9th 2021, at the age of 99. The Duke was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark but abandoned these titles and styles, becoming a naturalized British subject before his engagement to Elizabeth (as she then was). Philip had four….

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Estate Planning, In the News, International, Wills

TFSA’s and Non Resident Penalties – An Update

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A couple years ago, one of my blog colleagues wrote on the residency rules regarding tax free saving accounts (TFSA’s). Generally, as an owner of TFSA, if you leave Canada, the accumulated funds may remain in the TFSA without Canadian tax consequences. You can’t make any further contributions but you can make withdrawals. The penalties for not abiding by the non-residency contribution rules are severe – essentially 1% per month….

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Canada Revenue Agency, International, Investments, Liability, Tax Issues, Uncategorized
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