Question: Brandon ( 5 8 ) and Cynthia ( 5 5 ) have been married for 3 1 years. Brandon is a successful city financial manager

Brandon (58) and Cynthia (55) have been married for 31 years. Brandon is a successful city financial manager earning $193,540. Cynthia is a Brand Management Specialist earning $114,000. They have three children, Peter (29), Trevor (26), and Mylan (21) who attends college and lives with her parents. Education has always been a priority, so Brandon and Cynthia would like to ensure that Mylan completes her education. Also, they would both like to retire when Brandon is 63 years old. Trevor is recently divorced and has one child aged two. The divorce has caused some significant financial hardships, and Trevor finds himself in debt, owing money on each of his 3 credit cards, an unsecured line of credit and his student loans. Peter, an electrician, is married with 2 children, aged 6 and 4. The 4 year old was born with a physical disability requiring a wheelchair. Cynthia and Brandons major asset is their house which they purchased in 1998 for $275,000. The current market value is $1,085,000. They have a remaining mortgage of $115,000 which they plan to pay off in 6 years. They have 2 vehicles, a Sonata worth $35,400 and a Honda Civic worth $17,000. Their other financial information is: Joint chequing account $7,300 Brandons U.S. Stock Portfolio $40,000 Brandons RRSP $398,000(beneficiary none) Cynthias RRSP $275,000(Beneficiary her three children) Term Life Insurance on Brandons life $356,000(through work) Beneficiary - Cynthia Term Life Insurance on Cynthias life $171,000(through work) Has not named a beneficiary. Cynthias combined average tax rate is 22%, her marginal tax rate is 38%. Brandons combined average tax rate is 31%, his marginal tax rate is 48%. Cynthia inherited her familys cottage in 2011 when her father died. It was worth $200,000 then. Now, Cynthias cottage is worth $438,000. All of the McGees really enjoy spending time at the cottage. Cynthia would like her kids to keep the cottage in the family to be enjoyed by future generations. She worries about this since she heard that in many families this becomes a problem. Brandons and Cynthias mirror Wills were completed in 2000 and are stored with their personal papers in a bankers box somewhere in their basement. They named each other as sole beneficiaries and want their children to inherit equally when they die and provide their grandchildren with funds for post-secondary education. They also want to ensure that their assets are arranged and managed to minimize taxes. d) Assume Brandon died on March 27th,2025: (5 marks) i. Calculate the tax payable in his final return ii. Calculate the EAT that would be payable iii. Identify the deadline for filing his terminal return

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