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Infant Beneficiary of a Family Trust and the Capital Gains Exemption

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Pursuant to the Income Tax Act, to be eligible for the capital gains exemption, the qualified small business corporation share definition includes a requirement that it be held by the taxpayer, or a party related to the taxpayer “throughout the 24 months” preceding sale. Under the circumstances, can an 18th month old beneficiary of a family trust receive a distribution of otherwise qualifying small business corporation shares, sell them the….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Investments, Succession Planning, Tax Issues, Trusts, Wills

RESIDENCY OF A TRUST – A QUESTION OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

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As my fellow bloggers have explained in some detail, there are various tenets governing trusts having legal and tax implications depending on the circumstances. One of these is the location of “central management and control” which the Courts have previously ruled as being the basis for determining residency. Recently, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador was asked to rule on the specific issue of residency which would have significant….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Investments, Property, Trustee, Trusts

TIME FOR A REFREEZE – PART 2

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In my last blog, I wrote about how you might consider refreezing your existing freeze shares if the enterprise has recently declined in value, so that your chosen successors can participate sooner in the future growth of your enterprise and in the meantime your tax liability can be reduced on the disposition of those shares by you or your estate. Today I would like to write about how you might accomplish a refreeze and provide you with a few words of caution.
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Business Succession Planning, Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Investments, Small Business, Succession Planning, Tax Issues

ALTERNATIVES TO ‘SINGLE-PURPOSE’ CORPORATION FOR U.S. ESTATE TAX PLANNING

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If you have a “single-purpose” corporation for U.S. estate tax planning, this may be a good time to explore an alternative way of holding U.S. real estate…..

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Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian and US Tax Treaty, Estate Planning, Investments, IRS, Property, Succession Planning, Trusts, United States, US Taxes
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