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RRSP’s and Early Withdrawals.

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Registered retirement savings plans (RRSP’s), introduced in 1965 by the way, are a great vehicle for retirement savings and a keystone found in most retirement and estate plans. It is one of the few ways to earn an income-tax reduction in your earning years (the amount you contribute is tax deductible). Income tax is paid on RRSP money when it is withdrawn, when you are likely in a lower-tax bracket…..

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, In the News, Investments

SHAREHOLDER REMUNERATION PLANNING

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Business owners-managers put money in and take money out on a regular basis during the year, and at the same time often use the business bank account for what may appear to be personal expenditures. This often leads to shareholder advance balances at year end and some major bookkeeping challenges to boot. These balances are often part of the consideration to determine shareholder bonuses and dividends at year-end, the characterization….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian and US Tax Treaty, Estate Planning, Investments, IRS, Small Business, Tax Issues, Uncategorized

2017 – Fake News & Fidget Spinners

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This is my 8th annual year end investment review for Trusts. As I have indicated in the past, Trustees are accountable for a prudent investment policy. This includes a review of the performance of the investments in the Trust. For Trusts that hold a portfolio of marketable securities, a fundamental element of the review includes a comparison of the performance of the investments in the Trust against relevant benchmarks. For….

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Estate Administration, Investments, Uncategorized

Trust Allocations and Gifts to Family Members

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A common estate planning technique is to structure a family trust which owns the shares of a small business corporation in such a way that allows each beneficiary (most commonly being members of the taxpayer’s immediate family – spouse and/or children) to participate in the sale or disposition of the business, thereby utilizing their life time capital gains exemption and potentially saving several hundred thousand dollars in taxes payable on….

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Business Succession Planning, Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Investments, Property, Small Business, Tax Issues, Trustee, Trusts, Uncategorized

Estate and Trusts with Foreign Properties and/or Transactions: Update on Reporting Implications

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Sometime ago, I wrote that the Income Tax Act requires persons and partnerships to file information returns in respect of foreign property ownership (specified foreign property in excess $100,000) and transactions with non-residents . This extends to trusts and estates. Those who file such a return late or do not file one on demand are liable to a penalty or penalties. Generally speaking, a penalty starts at a minimum of….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Executors, In the News, International, Investments, Property, Real Estate, Tax Issues, Trustee, Trusts, Uncategorized, United States

Control in the Valuation of Business Interests for Estate Planning

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From time to time, I am asked to prepare, review or comment on structures for estate planning purposes with a mind to valuation issues. A common valuation issue is control and whether or not the value of the business interest(s) in the estate plan should be discounted for lack of control or should have premium attached to it because the holder of the business interest(s) do(es) have control. Valuators rely….

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Business Succession Planning, Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Investments, Property, Small Business, Succession Planning, Tax Issues, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills
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