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A registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) (French: régime enregistré d'épargne-retraite, REER), or retirement savings plan (RSP), is a Canadian financial account intended to provide retirement income, but accessible at any time. RRSPs reduce taxes compared to normally taxed accounts.
A registered retirement income fund (RRIF, French: fonds enregistré de revenu de retraite, FERR) is a tax-deferred retirement plan under Canadian tax law. Individuals use an RRIF to generate income from the savings accumulated under their registered retirement savings plan. As with an RRSP, an RRIF account is registered with the Canada Revenue ...
Unlike an RRSP, which must be converted to a registered retirement income fund (RRIF) when the holder turns 71, a TFSA does not expire. If an account-holder withdraws funds from a TFSA, his or her contribution room is increased by that amount on 1 January after the withdrawal. In an RRSP, the contribution room is not increased to reflect ...
Canadian residents and corporations pay income taxes based on their world-wide income. Canadians are in principle protected against double taxation receiving income from certain countries which gave agreements with Canada through the foreign tax credit, which allows taxpayers to deduct from their Canadian income tax otherwise payable from the ...
Retirement compensation arrangements (RCAs) are defined under subsection 248(1) of the Canadian Income Tax Act, which allows 100 per cent tax-deductible corporate dollars to be deposited into an RCA, on behalf of the private business owner and/or key employee. No tax is paid by the owner/employee until benefits are received at retirement.
The distinction between a LIRA / LRSP and a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is that, where RRSPs can be cashed in at any time, a LIRA / LRSP cannot. Instead, the investment held in the LIRA / LRSP is "locked-in" and cannot be removed until either retirement or a specified age outlined in the applicable pension legislation (though certain exceptions exist).
Chart showing Canadian government debt securities liabilities, from 1961 to 2022. See also: Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Canada's economic position has shifted dramatically since the 1980s, when it maintained a nearly US$4,000 advantage in per capita GDP compared to an average of "advanced" economies, including the United ...
The 1977 Canadian federal budget tightened the rules of the RHOSP: [14] It removed the purchase of furnitures from the list of usage allowed for tax-free use of RHOSP proceeds starting in 1978; [15] Deductible contributions were disallowed for a taxpayer whose spouse owned a home; [16] Tax-free rollover of RHSOP funds to a RRSP was suspended;