CALCULATORASSUMPTIONSTake Capital Gains Now to Avoid Probate Fees Later Calculator
If you would like more information on this topic, please click here to view our Tax & Regulatory Services’ Investment Insight Taking Capital Gains Now to Avoid Probate and Estate Fees Later.
To complete the calculator, you will need the following information and assumptions:
- You may wish to refer to our Marginal tax rate chart
- For these expenses, the calculator provides the option of entering a fixed dollar amount and/or a percentage of the final investment value that will be included in the estate.
- These costs vary by province and situation. For more information on Probate and Estate fees by provinces, please click here
1. Current market value of portfolio
2. Adjusted Cost Base (ACB) for tax purposes
3. Marginal tax rate.
4. Life of investment (years)
5. Expected portfolio growth rate
6. Costs to transfer wealth from estate
a. Probate fees
b. Legal fees
c. Accounting fees
d. Executor fees and expenses
Please Note: numeric data entry fields have $0 entered when you download the calculator. It is essential that numeric fields for which you have not entered an amount have an entry of $0. All fields for data input are yellow. Both the ENTER and TAB keys can be used to navigate when entering data.
For a complete listing of assumptions, click here.
The Take Capital Gains Now to Avoid Probate Fees Later Calculator and all output it provides is for general information only and should not be considered investment or tax advice to any party. It does not take all possible client situations into account and may not be appropriate for all client situations. Individuals should seek the advice of professionals to ensure that any action taken with respect to this information is appropriate to their specific situation.
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