Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Just about everything tax-related comes with a deadline. Miss the deadline and more often than not there will be a penalty and perhaps some interest. The remainder of the blog will address the filing deadline of a trust which is wound up and its remaining assets distributed to ...
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Thursday, November 15th, 2012
For the tax and estate planner life insurance is a useful tool in many respects. In certain instances the value of a life insurance policy may trigger a taxable event causing the tax and estate planner to look to relieving rules in the Income Tax Act. One such ...
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Friday, July 13th, 2012
While receiving a diagnosis of dementia, may feel like a death sentence, the reality is that many individuals can live a very long time with this disease. Families learn to adjust- not an easy adjustment, by any means, and thankfully there are terrific resources available (Alzheimers Society of Canada) ...
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