What are the benefits?

1. You leave a lasting legacy to be remembered
2. You may lessen the burden of taxes on your family
3. You may receive estate tax savings

How do I make a bequest?

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include in your will or trust specifying a gift be made to family, friends or non profitable organisation as part of your estate plan.

What are my options?

A bequest can be made in several ways:

1. You can gift a specific amount or asset
2. You can gift a percentage of your estate
3. You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate
4. You can make a beneficiary designation of certain assets

For professional advice on how to do this please discuss with your advisor.

Flowers have traditionally been the most common sympathy gift. But today, more and more people are choosing to make a memorial donation instead of or in addition to sending flowers to grieving friends.

A memorial donation is a charitable gift made in honour of a person who has died. Any such donation made to ARC we will honour your loved one by placing a short memorial to them onto our website.

It’s easy to make a memorial donation — all you have to do it choose the organization and the amount you want to give.

You can then give that money to the organization personally, or via a donation on their website, or by sending a bank transfer.

What is a charitable donation?

A charitable donation is a gift money or goods to a non-profit, tax exmpt organization that can reduce your personal or corporate taxable income.

Is charitable giving tax-deductible?

In general, depending upon in which country you are tax resident you can deduct an specific % of your taxable income via charitable donations.

To claim a deduction for charitable donations on your taxes, you must have donate to a recognized charity and received nothing in return for your gift.

How do I get started?

Talk with your professional advisor and once you have decided on what you want to do just give us a call.