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Estate Planning

19 07, 2021

Update on Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney in Ontario

Update on Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney in Ontario Zaina Kottis July 19, 2021 Update on Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney in Ontario Zaina Kottis July 19, 2021 Please note that the content below is only applicable in the province of [...]

10 06, 2021

Potential US Tax Changes Canadians Should Keep Their Eye On

Potential US Tax Changes Canadians Should Keep Their Eye On Bradley Richard Thompson June 10, 2021 Potential US Tax Changes Canadians Should Keep Their Eye On Bradley Richard Thompson June 10, 2021 Potential US tax changes Canadians should keep their eye on We are now six months [...]

26 05, 2021

What U.S. tax proposals mean for Canadians

What U.S. tax proposals mean for Canadians David A. Altro Special to the Advisor's Edge May 26, 2021 We are very pleased to share that partner David A. Altro was asked to prepare a special for The Advisor's Edge, which was published on May 26, 2021. His article is titled “What U.S. tax [...]

24 03, 2021

Canadian Tax Exemption on Principal Residence under Pressure

Canadian Tax Exemption on Principal Residence under Pressure Capital gains tax and 'sacred cows' could offset hot housing: RBC RBC by BNN Bloomberg March 24, 2021 RBC Economics is wading into the debate over Canada’s red-hot residential real estate markets, urging policymakers to put all options on the table when it comes to [...]

22 08, 2020

How Donald Trump is driving Americans to renounce their citizenship

How Donald Trump is driving Americans to renounce their citizenship August 2020 He may not have built his “beautiful wall”, but Donald Trump is doing an A+ job of keeping people, including his own citizens, out of the US. Record numbers of people are giving up their US citizenship, according [...]

22 04, 2020

Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney in Ontario

In Ontario, the rules relating to the execution of Wills are set out in the Succession Law Reform Act (“SLRA”) , which states that, subject to limited exceptions (such as holograph Wills, which are Wills made entirely in the testator’s handwriting, or Wills made by certain members of the Canadian Forces, naval, land or air force or sailors while on active duty), in order for Wills to be valid, they must be signed by the testator (or on their behalf) in the presence of two independent adult witnesses.  The rules relating to the execution of Powers of Attorney in Ontario, as set out in the Substitute Decisions Act (“SDA”), also require that Powers of Attorney be signed by the grantor in the presence of two witnesses.

17 12, 2019

Prosper, from Advisor’s Edge – Demystifying Numbers for Clients

David Altro was interviewed by the Prosper podcast, from Advisor’s Edge where he discussed the various stages of Canadians owning US property.

4 12, 2019

CJAD Radio – How to Leave your Estate to US Resident Children

In a recent CJAD 800AM Dollars & Sense radio show which aired on November 27, 2019, our Managing Partner David A. Altro and our Partner Bradley R. Thompson had the opportunity to sit down with Kelly Alexander. Together they examined several estate & tax planning issues for Canadians leaving their estate to their U.S. resident children.

19 11, 2019

David A. Altro Blog Series, Part 2: Owning U.S. Property the Canadian Way – The Cross Border Trust, Your Solution for Certain Issues

The solution to the probate problem is something I call the Cross Border Trust (CBT). It takes care of many of the other cross border legal issues, too.

2 10, 2019

Globe & Mail – Snowbirds, here’s how to avoid probate on U.S. Sunbelt properties

David Altro, Matt Altro, & Avi Guttman prepared a special article for The Globe & Mail “Snowbirds, here’s how to avoid a probate on U.S. Sunbelt properties”

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Owning U.S Property – The Canadian Way, 3rd Edition by David A. Altro

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