Melodie practices in the areas of tax law, with a focus on estate and trust planning, family owned business succession planning, planning for persons with disabilities and tax-driven corporate reorganizations.…
Everyone should have an estate plan, including a Will. Your estate plan disposes of all of your worldly possessions and is your last means of providing for your loved ones.
In British Columbia, a deceased’s will must be submitted for probate in order for the executor of the estate to properly deal with and transfer certain assets of the estate.

Operating a business through a corporation is a long-standing and acceptable form of protecting individuals from claims of creditors of the business. Likewise, holding high-value investment assets (such as real
There are currently a number of “art flip” appeals making their way through the Canada Revenue Agency’s Appeals Division and the Courts.
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