Ownership of assets into ‘joint tenancy with right of survivorship” is a mechanism of ownership transfer commonly used for estate planning to address such issues as probate fee and tax avoidance. Recently, this blog site very capably addressed the issues surrounding “joint tenancy” of life insurance in particular (“Life Insurance…
Category: Insurance
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I think it is fair to say that joint ownership of property[2] is one of the most commonly used strategies for property ownership in the context of developing an estate plan. Like any form of partnership, there are many issues to consider in jointly owning property. In the context of…
It is not uncommon to see corporate owned life insurance transferred to a shareholder particularly when the company is being sold. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) was asked to comment on a set of facts and their response was no surprise given the relatively new rules in this area of…
Depending on the specific terms of an insurance contract, under certain conditions, an insurer may adjust a death benefit under a life insurance policy, or deny payment altogether. For example, if an insured person commits suicide within two years after the day the policy or coverage is issued or last…
The Canada Revenue Agency was asked to speak to the implications of a gift return and their response included some commentary on the impact on the donor. The situation the CRA was asked to consider involved an individual taxpayer who, in 1981, gave a whole life insurance policy to a…
As people live longer their cash requirements can increase exponentially. My Blog colleague, Audrey Miller, recently told me that, in Ontario, publically funded Nursing home expenses for a private room start at $30,000 per year and private retirement residences are much more expensive. There are other potential cash requirements such as the expense of personal care…
Estate beneficiary of an inter-vivos trust
By Derek de Gannes •
September 27, 2016
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) was asked if an estate that received property from an inter-vivos trust that is a life insurance policyholder would be a graduated rate estate (GRE) if the estate received property as beneficiary?
ESTATE PLANNING REFRESHER: TRANSFER OF LIFE INSURANCE
By Steven Frye •
May 31, 2016
From time to time, we are asked about the tax consequences of transferring life insurance policies particularly in the context of some common (or not-so common) estate and trust planning scenarios involving transfers. As most people know, when a transfer of ownership of a life insurance policy occurs, the transferor…
Spousal trust and life insurance
By Derek de Gannes •
January 19, 2016
The Canada Revenue Agency was recently asked if income or capital from a proposed spousal trust that was to be used to pay life insurance premiums on a spouse’s life would disqualify the trust from ever being a spousal trust eligible for rollover of property upon creation of the trust.
The Older Claimant
By Audrey Miller •
September 10, 2015
The Ontario Accident Benefit schedule will be reduced as of June 1, 2016 and claimants who are older than 65 will be negatively impacted.