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What is a Trust ? (Cont’d) • Not a separate legal person • Deemed a person for income tax purposes • Trustee is a fiduciary and must always act impartially and in the best interests of the beneficiaries • Trusts can be revocable or irrevocable, fixed interest or discretionary
What is a Trust? (Cont’d) • Personal family trusts are often discretionary – the trustee decides who among the beneficiaries receives income and/or capital, how much each person receives and when • Investments by the trustees can be limited or expanded in the trust agreement or left to the “prudent investor” standard in the Trustee Act • Trusts are private (unlike a probated will) and so preserve confidentiality
Page 1 and 2: Uses of Trusts in Estate Planning C
Page 3: What is a Trust? • A legal relati
Page 7 and 8: Taxation of Trusts • Detailed and
Page 9 and 10: Taxation of Trusts (Cont’d) • I
Page 11 and 12: Inter Vivos Trusts • Any trust cr
Page 13 and 14: Family Trusts • Not a defined ter
Page 15 and 16: Family Trusts (Cont’d) • Truste
Page 17 and 18: Alter Ego and Joint Partner Trusts
Page 19 and 20: Alter Ego and Joint Partner Trusts
Page 21 and 22: Spousal Trusts (Cont’d) • Alter
Page 23 and 24: Testamentary Trusts • Established
Page 25 and 26: Testamentary Trusts (Cont’d) •
Page 27 and 28: Testamentary Trusts (Cont’d) - To
Page 29 and 30: Insurance Trusts (Cont’d) • If
Page 31 and 32: Insurance Trusts (Cont’d) • Pol
Page 33 and 34: RRSP Trusts • Similar principles
Page 35 and 36: RRSP Trusts (Cont’d) • As a res
Page 37 and 38: Seeding Trusts • Another form of
Page 39 and 40: Conclusion • A properly structure
Page 41: Contact Information Richard Niederm

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