Yes. Beneficiaries have a right to an accounting, and can apply to compel a formal passing of accounts if the executor will not provide one.
The Canadian position
The court reviews receipts, disbursements and the compensation claimed.
Costs of a contested passing are often borne by the estate.
The Islamic position
Accountability is intrinsic to holding property as an amanah.
Requesting accounts is not an accusation; it is the normal entitlement.
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Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Informal accounting vs formal passing of accounts ontario — Treadstone Law
- Compelling formal passing of accounts ontario — Treadstone Law
- Informal vs formal passing of accounts ontario — Treadstone Law
- Compensation objection during passing of accounts ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law