Barry Corbin

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Planning and Advice

Don’t waste charity tax credits

There can be tax advantages to donating money to a charity at death, but don’t let your clients waste those advantages.

By Barry Corbin |February 13, 2013

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Estate Planning

Charitable tax credits flexible after death

The income tax act provides that a charitable gift gives rise to a donation tax credit in the calendar year in which the gift was made. And, to the extent the donation tax credit is not claimed in that year, it may be carried forward and claimed in any of the donor’s five succeeding taxation years.

By Barry Corbin |April 1, 2012

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Estate Planning

4 questions to ask before clients put charities in their wills

A bequest to a charity isn’t as straightforward as leaving money to a relative or a friend, but most clients don’t realize this.

By Barry Corbin |December 2, 2011

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