George Washington wanted a tent. The commander of the Continental Army had the impossible task of transforming his ragtag troops into a professional fighting force to match the mighty British. But to do so, he had to beg the fractious Continental Congress for funds and equipment. “I cannot take the field without equipage, and after...

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Growing up in the North Jersey suburbs in the 1960s, I never thought of my family as makers of American history. But looking back on our weekend trips to Bear Mountain and the banks of the Hudson River, I realize that we participated in an important chapter of the 20th century: the flowering of the...

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Lewis Library - ML421.R65 C53 2018

The MG Hector has grabbed a lot of attention and interest, especially for its segment-above technologies.

An accurate and well written guide to estate planning, estate freeze, income splitting and post mortem tax planning.

The successful transfer of a family business from one generation to the next is notoriously difficult. In Tax and Family Business Succession Planning, authors David Louis, Samantha Prasad and new co-author Michael Goldberg, of Minden Gross LLP, provide an in-depth discussion of the myriad aspects of planning a successful transfer of a family business from one generation to the next.

Expert guidance on such complex income tax matters as:

• Implementing, adjusting and – if necessary – undoing an estate freeze
• Reversionary trust rules
• Crystallization of capital gains
• Life insurance
• Stop-loss rules
• Small business deduction
• Attribution rules
• Spin-outs
• Post-mortem issues

Non-tax matters integral to the succession planning process also considered include:

• Trustees’ powers and duties
• Shareholders’ agreements
• Buy-sell agreements
• Family law
• Creditor proofing
• RRSP, RRIF and life insurance designations

Updated and expanded:

The third edition of Tax and Family Business Succession Planning has been updated and expanded to reflect budgetary pronouncements, legislative changes and new case law, including:

• Control premium issues
• Valuation of discretionary trust
• Planning for 21st anniversary of a trust 
• Shareholder agreements relating to buy outs on death
• Association rules and trusts/choice of executor
• New developments in distributions to non-residents
• Estates and acquisition of control rules
• Structures to multiply the capital gains exemption
• Discussion of recent technical interpretations (including APFF and STEP Round Tables) and case law developments

Abbreviated Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 – Introduction to Tax and Family Business Succession
• Chapter 2 – Estate Freezes
• Chapter 3 – Trusts
• Chapter 4 – Capital Gains Exemption & Crystallizat

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There is no better way to stay on top of key developments in family law in Canada. When you subscribe to the Family Law News Tracker, you get notices of all updates via e-mail. Your updates give you instant access to changes in the law that originate from a variety of primary and secondary source such as press releases and cases.

This current awareness tool also give you a 10-day summary and 60-day archive of past news items, organized federally and provincially, in a searchable format.

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For anyone who practices family law in Canada, this newsletter is an effective way to stay current. Canadian Family Law Matters gives you an overview of the latest developments in family law in Canada, informing you of changes to relevant legislation and providing digests of important cases from federal and provincial courts.

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The definitive work on family law in Canada, the Canadian Family Law Guide reproduces the full text of legislation, and provides you with digests of relevant recent cases.

What's New:

• New "How To Use This Concordance" page for all tables of concordance
• New Table of Concordance for "Child Protection"
• Updated Marriage and Cohabitation commentary
• Revised Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines with annotations
• New Table of Concordance for "Pension Division"
• New section with tab on Enforcement of Support in Ontario to Support
• New section with tab on Unjust Enrichment and Constructive Trust to Property with annotations
• Revised British Columbia commentary on Support

Extensive commentary is provided on issues relating to:

• Marriage and Divorce
• Spousal and Child Support
• Children Custody and Access; Status of Children; Guardianship; Adoption; Children in Need of Protection
• Family Mediation and Collaborative Practice
• Property
• Domestic Contracts
• Pensions
• Taxation

Included with your subscription is Canadian Family Law Matters, a bi-monthly newsletter that summarizes recent developments in Canadian family law from across the country.

Included with your Online subscription is the Family Law News Tracker. With the News Tracker you get notices of updates via e-mail. Your updates give you instant access to changes in the law that originate from a variety of primary and secondary sources such as press releases and cases.

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Available: September 2011

Authors: Jerry J. McCoy, J.D.; and Kathryn W. Miree; J.D.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

                          1.  Introduction

                           9.  Special Issues

• U.S. Master Estate and Gift Tax Guide (2012)
• Estate Planning (2012 Edition) (U.S.)

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Available: October 2010

Authors: Jerry J. McCoy, Kathryn W. Miree, J.D.

The Family Foundation Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grant making to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

2011 Highlights:

• A new section on L3Cs and B Corporations and the role those new entities play in grantmaking.
• New regulations, revenue rulings, and private letter rulings impacting family foundations.
• The most recent statistics of related to family foundation trends and profiles from The Foundation Center, the Council on Foundations, the IRS, and the Association of Small Foundations.
• The most recent data on family foundation investment returns, asset allocations, and administrative expenses with a special emphasis on salary data.
• Updated statutory references for state volunteer protection laws.
• Updated statutory references for states that have adopted the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (which is quickly replacing Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Acts across the country) and the impact that will have on foundation management.
• The most current list of resources for family foundations including resources, publications grants and administrative software, online research sites, charitable trade groups, and socially responsible investment funds and firms.
• The new statutory rules under the Pension Protection Act affecting Type III supporting organizations, and the Proposed Treasury Regulations associated with those rules.
• Expanded discussion of the uncertain status of the federal estate tax and the tax on generation-skipping transfers as this edition went to press.
• An additional alternative for the person considering a family foundation – the medical research organization.
• Expanded discussion of the privacy and disclosure aspects of a family foundation with some potential strategies for the person who regards this as a major concern.

Content:

• Introduction.
• Family Foundation Basics
• How To Create A Family Foundation
• Using Charitable Trusts To Fund The Family Foundation
• Designing The Family Foundation
• Operating Restrictions
• Grantmaking
• Foundation Administration
• Special Issues
• Bibliography
• Table of Cases
• Table of Statute

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Family and succession law are tightly bound together. Succession law is usually based on kindred relationships as established by family law. The trends established in the marital property laws and succession laws are often a result of developments in family law.

Equality of spouses and of all children, regardless of their descent, is not without consequences for marital property laws and succession law. Therefore, this comprehensive comparative looseleaf set covers family law together with marital property law and succession law. In addition to the national monographs this subset of the International Encyclopaedia of Laws currently includes a monograph for the European Union.

This set is primarily intended for judges, notaries, lawyers and registrars of civil status who find themselves having to apply foreign laws as a result of applicable international private law. However, it is also of great value to academics and researchers, for whom it stimulates comparative studies by providing the necessary basic materials of family and succession law.

For detailed information on all volumes of the Encyclopaedia, please visit: www.ielaws.com.

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• Introduction
• Family Foundation Basics
• How To Create A Family Foundation
• Using Charitable Trusts To Fund The Family Foundation
• Designing The Family Foundation
• Operating Restrictions
• Grantmaking
• Foundation Administration
• Special Issues
• Bibliography