The income tax return for an estate or trust.
In Islamic law
Tax on estate income reduces what is available to divide.
In Canadian law
Required where the estate earns income after death. Separate from the deceased's final personal 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:
- 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
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.
- T3 Trust Guide — Canada Revenue Agency
- 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