Tax Planning

I am getting remarried next month – and my accountant told me that, unless I get some tax planning advice and act on it, my children from my first marriage and my new spouse could end up at loggerheads when I die.  The accountant suggested that I speak with a tax lawyer.  How could tax planning assist me?
 

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I am getting remarried next month – and my accountant told me that, unless I get some tax planning advice and act on it, my children from my first marriage and my new spouse could end up at loggerhead

Without obtaining tax planning advice, and thereby benefiting from having a tax-effective estate plan, an individual who marries for a second time and has children from his/her first marriage could leave his/her new spouse and his/her children in a major dispute following his/her death

I am a commercial truck driver and I surprised by the number of trucking accidents which occur on the roadways. What are the causes of truck accidents?

According to statistics released by the OPP in 2017, one in five fatal collisions on Ontario provincial roads between 2012 and 2016 involved a transport truck

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NDP Human Rights complaint.

My parents are aging. I heard that putting assets into joint ownership will make things simpler when they pass on. Is that true?

We are often asked if elderly parents should put their money into joint bank accounts with their adult children or transfer their real estate into a joint tenancy with one or more of their adult children.  

I wrote a simple Will to ensure that everything passes to my loved ones. That should be enough, shouldn’t it?

We often hear people say that all they want is a simple Will.  There is real danger in that type of thinking. 

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My mother died. Her bank says I need probate before I can access her accounts. What is probate and why does the bank think I need it?

My mother died.  Her bank says I need probate before I can access her accounts.  What is probate and why does the bank think I need it?