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Wills & Estate Planning For Canadians For Dummies walks you through the steps of planning your estate. This friendly guide will help you Reduce the tax you or your estate will pay Plan for your children's future Leave a charitable legacy Decipher the legal lingo in wills Prepare a living will to ensure you get the treatment you want Hire an estate planning team that will meet your needs Through practical advice from expert authors, this book helps you ensure that your affairs are in order, and your loved ones will be looked after.
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Margaret Kerr and JoAnn Kurtz are lawyers and authors. Together, they have written the bestselling Canadian Small Business Kit For Dummies as well as Facing a Death in the Family.
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Leave what matters to those who matter with this smart, sensible guide
Worried about what will happen to your assets after you're gone? Relax! This straightforward, friendly guide will help you create an estate plan and protect your family's interests. From minimizing estate taxes to selecting an executor to ensuring that your lawyer drafts a will that meets all of your needs, this book will help you put your affairs in order.
Get to know the basics understand what estate planning is, why you need a will, and why will kits can cause costly problems for your heirs
Reduce your estate's tax burden know how estates are taxed and explore strategies that minimize your estate's taxes
Find a lawyer you can trust know what questions to ask prospective candidates and what information to provide to make the best use of your lawyer
Choose the best insurance option for you find the right amount of protection at the best possible price
Plan for your children's future select a guardian for your children and learn how to establish a trust to support them
Decide what to do with your small business determine the best time to sell or discover how to hand down your business to your family
Decipher wills investigate the components of a will and how to help your lawyer craft your ideal will
Protect yourself through a living will and power of attorney make certain that you obtain the treatment you want and that your finances are taken care of when you're ill
Open the book and find:
How to calculate your estate's worth
Why giving away some things now may save your estate in taxes
How trusts can help you carry out your wishes after you're gone
Ways to give to charity that help your favourite cause and your estate
Your funeral options and what they cost
How to create a power of attorney
When and how to revise your estate plan
Learn to:
Create an estate plan that protects your loved ones
Choose an insurance policy that meets your needs
Arrange for a living will and power of attorney
Reduce your estate's tax bill
Résumé
Wills & Estate Planning For Canadians For Dummies walks you through the steps of planning your estate. This friendly guide will help you
Contenu
Introduction 1
Part I: Estate Planning Basics 5
Chapter 1: What Is Estate Planning, Anyway? 7
Chapter 2: What Are You Worth? Preparing an Inventory of Your Estate 17
Chapter 3: The Taxman Cometh: Taxes and Your Estate 23
Part II: Estate Planning Tools 53
Chapter 4: Money to Die For: The Mysteries of Life Insurance Revealed 55
Chapter 5: Free to a Good Home: Giving Away Your Things Before You Die 81
Chapter 6: Pass the Buck: Using Trusts in Estate Planning 93
Part III: Creating an Estate Plan 113
Chapter 7: A Crew for Your Ship of Estate: Beneficiaries and Executor 115
Chapter 8: Who's Minding the Kids? Planning Your Children's Future 129
Chapter 9: Giving Them the Business: What to Do with the Family Firm 143
Chapter 10: You Gave at the Office, But : Charitable Donations 159
Chapter 11: Goodbye to All That: Plan Your Funeral and Organ Donation 177
Part IV: Putting Your Plan into Action 195
Chapter 12: If There's No Will There's No Way: Why You Need a Will 197
Chapter 13: Will Power 209
Chapter 14: Powers of Attorney: Who'll Manage Your Money for You if You Can't? 239
Chapter 15: Living Wills: Caring for You if You Can't Care for Yourself 255
Chapter 16: Getting Professional Help 269
Part V: Readying Your Estate and Keeping It Up to Date 289
Chapter 17: Don't Leave a Mess Behind: Putting Your Affairs in Order 291
Chapter 18: It's Even Better the Second Time Around: Updating Your Estate Plan 303
Part VI: The Part of Tens 319
Chapter 19: Ten Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Lawyer 321
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Using Your Computer for Estate Planning 325
Appendix A: Prepare to Meet Your Lawyer 329
Appendix B: Instructions for Your Executor 339
Appendix C: Inventory for Your Executor 345
Index 349