Estate Planning & Death Taxes in Canada
Canada has no inheritance tax by name, but death can still trigger a large tax bill. These videos explain what happens to RRSPs, property and private company shares when you die, how probate works, why so many wills fail, what executors are personally on the hook for, and the planning steps that keep more of what you built in the family.
Episodes
- 12:29
CRA Takes 80% When You Die
- 14:00
CRA Tax Rule That Wipes Out Inheritances
- 55:59
Helping Your Kids? CRA Takes a Cut
- 47:27
CRA Bill That Destroys Wealth After Divorce
- 16:04
CRA Takes 54% Of Your RRSP When You Die (Unless You Do This)
- 1:00:32
Most Wills Fail. Here's Why
- 1:23:31
Being an Executor Can Cost You Personally
- 1:38:32
The $10M Tax Bill When a Business Owner Dies
- 6:41
They Want Your Kid To Pay This
- 17:02
What Actually Controls Your Money When You Die (It's Not Your Will)
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