If you have a large estate, consider gifting during your lifetime as a strategy to help reduce estate taxes. Take the time to meet with a tax and estate planning professional to ensure your gift and estate plans are well thought out and properly implemented. 17 Apr

Lifetime Gifting Strategies: Ways to Give Assets Tax-Free

Estate tax planning can significantly affect what you leave behind. Here are six ways to help minimize taxes on your estate... 01 Apr

Six Ways to Help Minimize Taxes on Your Estate in Canada

Iowa's inheritance tax is fully repealed, but pre-2025 estates still follow the old rules. Here's what beneficiaries and executors should know.... 01 Apr

Iowa State Inheritance Tax Fully Repealed: What You Should Know

The 10-year rule for inherited IRAs means you have plenty of time to sort out what to do with your inheritance. Here's how the 10-year rule for inherited IRAs works... 29 Mar

Understanding The 10-Year Rule for Inherited IRAs

Whether you own a cottage, a family home, or any other high-value asset, working with an experienced estate lawyer to craft clear, specific, and regularly updated instructions is not just good practice — it is essential. 22 Mar

Why Cottage Estates Are a Breeding Ground for Family Conflict

Estate planning becomes more complicated when assets, citizenship and tax rules extend beyond a single country. In this episode of Celebrity Estates, David Lenok speaks with Martin Behn about these challenges. 16 Mar

Celebrity Estates Podcast: Cross-Border Planning Lessons

Dealing with the GSTT can be complex and confusing. With proper planning, the GST exemption provides opportunities to reduce or potentially eliminate the transfer taxes associated with gifting or passing money to younger generations. 12 Mar

Understanding The Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT)

Family Business Succession: Entrepreneurs can plan for future generational transitions by implementing a corporation governance framework. 10 Mar

Family Business: Planning for Future Generational Transitions

One of the most common misconceptions in Canadian financial planning is that you can “leave it all to the kids” without the government taking a cut. 10 Mar

Strategies to Minimize Estate Taxes in Canada

If you want to pass along assets to heirs, a little creativity can help you avoid or reduce estate taxes. This article explores eight smart and effective —most importantly, legal— ways... 03 Mar

Planning Strategies: Legal Ways To Reduce Estate Taxes

A family business succession plan is more than paperwork; it is a systematic roadmap that protects the company’s legacy and the family’s wealth.  25 Feb

Family Business Succession Planning in Canada: 2026

This guide explains how Canada taxes estates at death, what executors and beneficiaries need to know, and why professional advice is critical. 17 Feb

Estate and Inheritance Taxes in Canada: Complete Guide