CRA confirmation that a deceased person's taxes are paid, protecting the executor.
In Islamic law
Corresponds to the requirement that debts be settled before distribution — tax being a debt of the estate.
In Canadian law
Distributing an estate before obtaining a clearance certificate leaves the estate trustee personally liable for unpaid tax. It is one of the last steps in administration and routinely takes months.
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:
- What is clearance certificate cra
- Cra clearance certificate estate ontario
- Executor personally liable estate debts ontario
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- What is clearance certificate cra — Treadstone Law
- Cra clearance certificate estate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor personally liable estate debts ontario — Treadstone Law
- Cra clearance certificate before dissolving ontario corporation — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law