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Don’t Put Off Your Decision to Buy Life Insurance 2016 is an opportune year to buy life insurance. New laws affecting the taxation of life insurance come into effect on January 1, 2017. After this date new policies will not…
Don’t Put Off Your Decision to Buy Life Insurance 2016 is an opportune year to buy life insurance. New laws affecting the taxation of life insurance come into effect on January 1, 2017. After this date new policies will not…
As a business owner, you may be aware that when you dispose of shares in your business you could receive an exemption on all or a portion of the capital gains that ordinarily would be taxable. This is due to…
Estate, trust and tax planners have long favoured testamentary trusts as vehicles to pass along assets to beneficiaries or heirs. A testamentary trust is generally a trust or estate that is created the day a person dies. Commonly, these trusts…
Many of my clients own real estate in addition to their investment portfolios. Other people invest almost exclusively in real estate. With the exception of a principal residence, upon the sale, transfer or deemed disposition on death of real estate,…
In November the Department of Finance finalized their changes to the taxation of life insurance as previewed in March 2013 Federal Budget. These changes resulted in an updating to the “exempt test” which determines how much tax deferred value can…
In August the Department of Finance published their changes to the taxation of life insurance as previewed in March 2013 Federal Budget. When final legislation is passed later this year, these changes will result in an updating to the “exempt…
What Snowbirds Need to Know About Residency Rules After another harsh winter, many Canadians dream of joining the large number of Snowbirds who make their way to the dry warmth of California, Arizona and Florida each winter season. If you…