“…the mistakes that are made most often tend to be simple missteps or faulty assumptions…”
“I Don’t Care If Johnny Is In Jail, He’s My Little Boy!”
By Elaine Blades •
March 17, 2011
Month: March 2011
Total 23 Posts
Addressing the Needs of Elderly Patients and Emerging Healthcare Solutions
By Diane Vieira •
March 16, 2011
Emergency rooms just for the elderly? 1 in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 currently have Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. As baby boomers age, the needs of elderly patients, especially those with dementia, pose new challenges to the medical community.
Net capital losses in the year of death
By Derek de Gannes •
March 15, 2011
Much of the discussion on tax planning in the year of death has been focused on terminal year capital gains. In a recovering market it is also possible for the deceased to suffer a capital loss on the deemed disposition of capital assets.
So You Died Without a Will…
By Corina Weigl •
March 14, 2011
In my Blog of October 7, 2010, I spoke about why you should avoid being part of the 30% of Canadians who don’t have a Will. In that Blog I spoke about who gets your estate if you die without a Will. I also briefly mentioned some other issues that arise if you don’t have a Will. There are a number of other reasons for you to stop procrastinating and to start the process of getting a competently drafted Will in place.
Spit Happens
By Audrey Miller •
March 11, 2011
Bed Blockers- an ugly term- especially if you care about the patients involved.
RRSPs and Creditors
By Jasmine Sweatman •
March 10, 2011
Many people are not aware of the creditor protection associated with designating a beneficiary to an RRSP.
What charity ratings really tell us
By Malcolm Burrows •
March 9, 2011
re we in danger of reducing complex community organizations to caricatures, ignoring public benefit in our rush to look at fundraising costs and operating reserves?
Big Love: Multiple Spouses and Dependants’ Support
By Angelique Moss •
March 8, 2011
Can more than one “spouse” make a claim for support under the SLRA?
Tax Reporting Obligations for Trustee and Executor Fees
By Steven Frye •
March 7, 2011
In general, the payment of amounts for services rendered triggers some form of tax reporting and often, an obligation on the payer to withhold and remit amounts on account of tax. Payments made to trustees and executors are no different.
Estate Planning and RESPs
By Laura West •
March 4, 2011
Registered education savings plans (“RESPs”) have become a popular financial planning tool for saving money for a child’s post-secondary education. However, they raise many issues from an estate planning perspective that deserve consideration.