The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:16:00 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Minimize your tax burden with a sound plan /features/estate-planning/item/36092-minimize-your-tax-burden-with-a-sound-plan /features/estate-planning/item/36092-minimize-your-tax-burden-with-a-sound-plan

It is important to be ready for the two certainties in life: death and taxes. A good estate plan will help maximize benefits and reduce taxes in the event of death and/or potential incapacity. 

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Estate Planning Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:53:32 -0500
Pay up: taxes and the common good /item/35339-pay-up-taxes-and-the-common-good /item/35339-pay-up-taxes-and-the-common-good

If paying your taxes seems complicated, the morality of finishing the job isn’t, according to Catholic authorities from St. Thomas Aquinas through to Pope Francis.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:04:13 -0500
Avoid creating tax burden in estate plan /features/estate-planning/item/33701-avoid-creating-tax-burden-in-estate-plan /features/estate-planning/item/33701-avoid-creating-tax-burden-in-estate-plan

When you start considering who should inherit various parts of your estate and other assets, think about the most tax-effective solutions that avoid creating tax burden for your beneficiaries. 

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Estate Planning Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500
Tax relief for transfer of family businesses /features/estate-planning/item/33700-tax-relief-for-transfer-of-family-businesses /features/estate-planning/item/33700-tax-relief-for-transfer-of-family-businesses

Given the large number of aging baby boomers, the next 10 years will see a dramatic increase in intergenerational transfer of wealth. Many business owners have worked their entire lives and have a significant portion of their net worth tied up in these businesses.

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Estate Planning Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:00:00 -0500
Securities as a gift offers tax savings /features/estate-planning/item/32296-securities-as-a-gift-offers-tax-savings /features/estate-planning/item/32296-securities-as-a-gift-offers-tax-savings

If you are thinking of a charitable gift or bequest to a charity, it is prudent to consider the assets that appreciate in value and are subject to a capital gains tax.

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Estate Planning Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0400
Editorial: Taxes must be fair /columns/item/26095-editorial-taxes-must-be-fair /columns/item/26095-editorial-taxes-must-be-fair

Pay unto Caesar what is CaesaröÏÓãÊÓƵapp, said Jesus, yet few topics rankle people more than taxes.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Sun, 01 Oct 2017 06:30:00 -0400
Save taxes through the gift of securities in your will /features/estate-planning/item/19115-save-taxes-through-the-gift-of-securities-in-your-will /features/estate-planning/item/19115-save-taxes-through-the-gift-of-securities-in-your-will

When it comes to giving to the Church, the adage that cash is king is not necessarily true. 

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Estate Planning Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0400
Clergy seek higher taxes — for themselves /item/14252-clergy-seek-higher-taxes-%E2%80%94-for-themselves /item/14252-clergy-seek-higher-taxes-%E2%80%94-for-themselves

The clergy have never been an outstanding revenue source for governments, yet some clergy are volunteering to pay more taxes.

Rabbi Stephen Wise of Shaarei-Beth El Congregation in Oakville, Ont., is forming Faith Leaders for Fair Taxation. Modeled after Doctors for Fair Taxation and Lawyers for Fair Taxation, Wise wants to provide a platform for all clergy to ask governments to increase taxes.

People have to stop thinking of taxes as a dirty word, said Wise.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:23:51 -0400