Ontario's probate tax, charged on the value of estate assets passing through probate.
In Islamic law
A cost of administration, and therefore payable from the estate before distribution — comparable in treatment to debts and funeral expenses.
In Canadian law
Nil on the first $50,000, then roughly $15 per $1,000 of value above that. Assets passing by designation or survivorship are outside the calculation, which is why probate planning often focuses on them.
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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 assets go through probate ontario
- What assets included in ontario probate estate value
- Estate administration tax value vs deemed disposition value ontario
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
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- What assets go through probate ontario — Treadstone Law
- What assets included in ontario probate estate value — Treadstone Law
- Estate administration tax value vs deemed disposition value ontario — Treadstone Law
- Planning to reduce estate administration tax ontario strategies — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law