Gilmore and Gilmore Professional Corporation

INCORPORATING YOUR BUSINESS AS AN ESTATE PLAN

There are several aspects of incorporating your business that can become important when estate planning is considered. The structure of your business incorporation and your plans for your shares after your death should be considered as an estate planning tool. Continue reading →

IS A CORPORATE EXECUTOR RIGHT FOR YOU?

When you prepare your Will you will need to select one or more executors to administer your estate . People will often select their spouse as their initial executor and their children as their alternate executors.

There may be situations where having a “corporate executor” makes sense for you. A corporate executor consists of executor services provided through a trust company. Many Canadian financial institutions offer corporate executor / estate trustee services. Continue reading →

ASSET IMPACT ON ODSP INCOME

The Ontario Disability Support Program provides eligible people with disabilities with income support to pay for living expenses such as food and housing. Eligibility for this program, as well as the amount of income support you can receive, is directly affected not only by a person’s income, but also the assets they own. Continue reading →

RENTAL ITEMS AND A HOUSE PURCHASE

In Ontario, it is not unusual to find rental items in a home that is being sold. Such items may include the hot water tank or an alarm system. It is also common for the new owner of the home to agree to assume the contracts of these rental items when they purchase the house. Continue reading →

WHY YOU NEED A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PROPERTY

A Power of Attorney for Property appoints one or more people to act for you (they are called Attorneys, even though they may not be lawyers) in relation to your various assets and liabilities. A Power of Attorney for Property may authorize the attorney to do anything you can do except make a Will. You can restrict the nature of the Power of Attorney, either with respect to its commencement and/or expiry date, or with respect to which of your assets and liabilities the attorney can deal with. Continue reading →

LOGMEIN REMOTE WORK SOLUTION

LogMeIn is a computer application that allows you to remotely control a computer. If you have LogMeIn installed on your office computer, you can remotely access and control that computer from any other computer that also has LogMeIn installed on it. LogMeIn can also be installed on portable devices like an IPad or IPhone (the IPhone screen is a little small however). Continue reading →