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Death & Taxes - a Survival Guide

Master the essentials of tax implications and estate management following an individual's death.

Created byAlex Garber
4.8
(711 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Dec 11, 2024
Death & Taxes - a Survival Guide

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify key components of a will and the probate process.
check_circleExplain the tax implications of death, including deemed dispositions and spousal rollovers.
check_circlePrepare terminal and estate tax returns, addressing special provisions like rights or things.
check_circleManage capital losses and donations under CRA guidelines.
check_circleUnderstand the unique tax treatments of RRSPs and TFSAs after death.
check_circleNavigate CRA clearance certificate requirements to limit executor liabilities.

About This Course

It is often said that, in life, there are two absolute certainties: death and taxes. Ironically, the death of an individual triggers various tax implications even after death. In this course, we will take a detailed look at what happens for income tax purposes when a person passes away.

Topics include:

  • Wills, estates, executors, beneficiaries
  • Returns, deadlines, income allocation
  • Specific rules after death: Deemed Disposition – fair value versus cost, Principal Residence Exemption, Losses, Donations, Medical expenses, Death Benefits, Registered Plans
  • Practical considerations and examples

Your Instructor

Alex Garber
Alex Garber

Educator and Tax Advisor

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Alex Garber, CPA, CA, MTax has been working in public accounting since 2004, focusing primarily on income taxation for Canadian owner-managed businesses and their shareholders. Alex presents PD seminars for CPA Ontario and facilitates at the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program. Alex is also a faculty member at the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he teaches income taxation at both undergraduate and master's levels. Alex started his career with Deloitte and Touche LLP in Toronto. He is currently an independent tax advisor, assisting various clients, sole-practitioners and CPA firms in Ontario.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

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711 reviews

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