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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Höhe: 232 mm
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Dicke: 19 mm
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978-0-470-67657-8 (9780470676578)
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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.
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
