Latest Insights CRA Guidance on Mandatory Disclosure – Contingent fees CRA guidance on mandatory reporting says referral fees in respect of estate freeze transactions and…Florence MarinoOctober 2, 2024
Latest Insights The rundown on in-kind charitable gifts of life insurance and some recent clarifications For considerations and rules relating to in-kind gifts of life insurance and an update on…Florence MarinoSeptember 11, 2024
Latest Insights Technical amendment expands the time frame for post-mortem capital loss carry-back planning We welcome the August 12, 2024 technical amendment to subsection 164(6) which extends the time…Florence MarinoAugust 28, 2024
Latest Insights Demystifying life insurance claims – How instant is “instant liquidity”? One of the primary benefits of life insurance is its “instant liquidity”. The payment of…Paul TompkinsAugust 14, 2024
Latest Insights Legislative loose ends For an update on enacted tax legislation and some of the loose ends we’ve been…Florence MarinoJuly 31, 2024
Latest Insights Roll-over of life insurance to a child – it’s a thing! For a primer on the ins and outs of the rollover for transfers of a…Florence MarinoJuly 17, 2024
Latest Insights Post-mortem planning – Some updates For an update on recent post-mortem planning items and a reminder that life insurance can…Florence MarinoJuly 3, 2024
Latest Insights Capital gains inclusion rate details – Thinking about the long term The details of the capital gains inclusion rate increase are out. No big surprises. Think…Florence MarinoJune 25, 2024
Latest Insights The increased capital gains inclusion rate – Quantifying the hit The proposed new capital gains inclusion rate will result in a difference of 8.56 percentage…Paul TompkinsMay 17, 2024
Latest Insights Alternative minimum tax – Where are we now? Life insurance is a unique asset that has many favourable tax characteristics. In general, these…Florence MarinoMay 1, 2024