Estate Planning


Estate planning deals with wealth preservation and the orderly transfer of assets, either during lifetime or on death. Our comprehensive services are made up of the following components:

Planning

Review of family assets and liabilities
  
Review of will
  
Assistance with valuation of business interests and other assets
  
Advising on the tax implications of transferring assets to family members, during lifetime or on death
 
  
Review of insurance needs
  
Advising on insurance strategies to fund taxes on death and minimize taxes on death
  
Planning to reduce probate fees
  
Implementation of estate plan to reduce taxes and preserve wealth
  
Ongoing monitoring of estate plan
  
Income splitting among family members through the use of corporations and trusts
  
Compliance
  
Terminal tax filings in the year of death
  
Ongoing estate tax filings
  
Wind-up of estates and obtaining final clearances