The deceased's income tax return for the year of death.
In Islamic law
Tax is a debt of the estate, payable before bequests and shares.
In Canadian law
Due by 30 April of the following year, or six months after death if later. Optional additional returns can split income and multiply credits, reducing overall tax.
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:
- Deceased final tax return estate taxes ontario
- Tax return for deceased person with no income canada
- Disability tax credit deceased persons final return canada
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
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- Deceased final tax return estate taxes ontario — Treadstone Law
- Tax return for deceased person with no income canada — Treadstone Law
- Disability tax credit deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Foreign tax credit deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law