American estate tax reaching non-residents who hold US assets.
In Islamic law
Relevant to Canadian Muslim families holding US property, and a cost that reduces the divisible estate.
In Canadian law
Can apply to US real estate and US securities held by Canadians above a threshold.
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:
- Us estate tax exposure ontario resident us property
- Valuing estate assets for probate ontario real estate investments
- Non resident executor estate tax residency ontario
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
- Us estate tax exposure ontario resident us property — Treadstone Law
- Valuing estate assets for probate ontario real estate investments — Treadstone Law
- Non resident executor estate tax residency ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law