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In my last blog on this topic I shared with you the comments of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on an implied agreement between a couple regarding their ownership of a property. The CRA went on to comment on the tax implications of both an actual and a deemed sale…..
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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Executors, Joint Tenancy, Property, Tax Issues, TrusteeOn Tuesday, September 29, I spoke at an OBA program entitled “The Family Business: Administration and Litigation of Trusts and Estates Holding Business Assets.” At the end of the program, there was an interesting discussion about the distinction between compensation for estate trustees and compensation for POAs or guardians of property appointed pursuant to the Substitute Decisions Act (“SDA”). A regulation to the SDA sets out the prescribed rates of….
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Attorney Compensation, Compensation, Executors, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, POA Compensation, Power of Attorney, Trustee, Trustee CompensationAs a trustee or executor of an estate, you may find yourself managing existing or future tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) and the collections department of the CRA at the same time. In a blog written by Peter Aprile of Countertax Lawyers entitled the Canada Revenue Agency Collection Department & Paying Tax Debts in dispute, some issues and related myths were addressed which you may find useful….
CRA Collections: Dealing With Some of the Myths Continue Reading »
Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, Tax Issues, Trustee, Trustee Disputes, Trusts, WillsThe Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently weighed in on the eligibility for a tax-free transfer of registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) to a beneficiary after the death of the annuitant…..
RRSP transfers after death Continue Reading »
Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Executors, Separation, Tax Issues, TrusteeAs 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….
RESIDENCY OF A TRUST – A QUESTION OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL Continue Reading »
Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Investments, Property, Trustee, TrustsAlmost six years after her death, the estate of civil rights hero Rosa Parks is still being litigated. Court pleadings recently filed with the Michigan Supreme Court reveal details over the fight for control over her estate.
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Rosa Parks’ Estate Tied Up in Litigation as Her Memorabilia Goes to Auction Continue Reading »
Contested wills, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Trustee, Trustee Disputes, United States, Wills