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Oct 18, 2023 · A trust is a taxable entity under the Income Tax Act (ITA). Testamentary and inter vivos trusts are taxed on any income retained in them at the top personal marginal rate, exceeding 50% in some provinces. In contrast, graduated rate estates (GREs) and qualified disability trusts (QDTs) are taxed at graduated rates.¹.
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Jun 11, 2024 · A living trust is set up during your lifetime to manage and distribute your assets, offering financial security both while you're alive and after your death. There are two main types—revocable trusts, which you can change or revoke, and irrevocable trusts, which can't be altered once set up. Living trusts help avoid probate fees, keep your ...
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A trust is made up of three components. There is a “Grantor” (or “Settlor” or “Trustor”) who describes the parameters of the trust. There is a “Trustee” who manages the trust once it is set up, and then there is a “Beneficiary” of the trust – the person who benefits from the trust being in place. The key point is that by making the Trustee manage t...
On a high level, there are two categories of trust: Living Trusts and Testamentary Trusts. Every type of trust that is set up falls into either one of these two categories: a Living Trust or a Testamentary Trust. A Living Trust (sometimes called an Inter-Vivos Trust) is set up during your lifetime and is often “revocable” meaning that it can be can...
Testamentary Trusts are set up in your Will, and in a sense, your whole Will is a trust. In fact there is a line in the Will that often trips people up. It essentially says: “I give all of my property to my Trustee upon the following trusts, namely…” This doesn’t mean that your Executor is going to receive your entire estate. It means that you are ...
At LegalWills.ca this is the most common trust set up in a Last Will and Testament. It is a simple premise: An inheritance can be a lot of money, too much money for an 18 year old. By law a young child cannot inherit directly. You cannot give half a million dollars to a four year old, somebody has to manage it for them. In your Will you can set up ...
The next most common Trust created using the service at LegalWills.ca is the Lifetime Interest Trust. This is particularly critical for blended families (currently 12.6 percent of Canadian families), which is when your spouse is not the biological parent of your children. In most Wills for married couples the entire estate is left to the spouse, wi...
Pet Trustsare “kind of” Trusts, which allow you to leave a bequest to a person for the care of your pet. In a sense, the pet is the beneficiary of the trust, which makes it not strictly speaking a legal Trust because in Canada, a pet is a possession, it cannot be a beneficiary. In Canadian law, it would be the equivalent of leaving a bequest to you...
We do believe that every Canadian adult should have a Will in place. There is never a situation where you benefit from not having a Will. At LegalWills.ca we are on a mission to make Will writing as affordable and accessible as possible so that every Canadian can prepare their Will. At just $49.95 you can prepare your own Will from the comfort of y...
Aug 27, 2024 · 6. Investment Strategy of a Trust. The investment strategy of a trust is fundamental to its ability to meet its objectives, such as providing for beneficiaries, preserving wealth, or supporting charitable activities. As a beneficiary, understanding the trust's investment strategy is crucial for several reasons:
Oct 12, 2022 · Trusts can be a powerful tool for tax and financial planning. Their main benefit is that they separate control of an asset from ownership—a trustee (s) will control trust property on behalf of a single beneficiary, or a group of beneficiaries. A family trust allows individuals to create and preserve a financial legacy while at the same time ...
Aug 30, 2023 · A trust is a relationship where someone (the “settlor”) transfers legal ownership of property to someone else (the “trustee”) whose role it is to manage the property for the benefit of the beneficiaries. If you are the settlor, although you legally transfer ownership, you can specify how you’d like trust assets to be managed, invested ...
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A trust is simply the word used to describe the relationship created when property is transferred by one person (the “settlor”) to another (the “trustee”) to hold for the benefit of specified persons or a class of persons (the “beneficiaries”). Subject to tax and other considerations, it may be possible for the settlor and the ...
