Tax relief for gifts to registered charities, claimable by an estate.
In Islamic law
Makes the sadaqah jariyah portion of a bequest tax-efficient as well as religiously meaningful.
In Canadian law
A bequest to a registered charity generates a credit that can offset tax on the final return.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- Charitable donation through will tax credit
- Disability tax credit deceased persons final return canada
- Foreign tax credit deceased persons final return canada
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
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.
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Charitable donation through will tax credit — Treadstone Law
- Disability tax credit deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Foreign tax credit deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Leaving gifts to charities in a will ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law