In another article we looked at some of the basics of how the Income Tax Act treats charitable...
Gifts of life insurance
Life insurance is a useful alternative to a will as a way of making a charitable gift. There are...
Charitable gifts and the sixty-cent dollar
At some point before April 30th each year, most of us will have to complete an income tax return....
Having your cake and giving it too
A “gift of residual interest” is a method of giving away an asset while continuing to enjoy its...
Gifting the RRIF
Not long ago a person (we’ll call him Ted) approached Lutheran Planned Giving with an unusual...
Gift of stocks and securities
Since 2006 there has been no income tax on the capital gains of securities which are donated to...
Faith preamble for your will
Preparing your last will and testament is not easy. First comes the sometimes daunting task of...
Providing for the future: Endowments
An endowment is a fund of money that is invested to produce an income. The income is spent as it...
Gifts of Annuities
Is it better to give than receive? What if it were possible to give and receive at the same time?...
A gift in your will
It’s no wonder that 80% of all planned gifts to Canadian charities come through people’s wills....