RRSP

Tax News

RRSP season no longer exists

Investors contribute throughout the year to registered accounts

By Investor Economics |July 1, 2012

1 min read

Estate Planning

How to destroy an inheritance

There are two certainties in life – death and taxes

By Wilmot George |May 30, 2012

5 min read

Industry

Canadians cold to RRSPs: BMO

The RRSP deadline has come and gone. And here are the results. Only four in ten Canadians made the RRSP contribution for 2011, according to BMO Annual Post-RRSP Deadline Study.

By Vikram Barhat |March 2, 2012

2 min read

Industry

The final countdown to the 2011 RRSP contribution deadline has begun. With less than 24 hours to go, Canadians are fast running out of time to make a RRSP contribution in order to take advantage of valuable 2011 tax breaks.

By Vikram Barhat |February 29, 2012

2 min read

Contentious clawbacks

From time to time, the issue of the dreaded clawback of the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) or Old Age Security (OAS) benefits rears its ugly head in Tax Court when an irate—and often confused—taxpayer challenges the government’s decision to suddenly reduce his or her government benefits based on a one-time unusual income event the prior year.

3 min read

Canadians feel financially unfit for retirement

The services of Canada’s financial advisors are desperately needed, judging by a recent survey. More than half of Canadians (58%) don't feel financially prepared for retirement, according to a poll conducted on behalf of ING Direct.

By Staff |January 24, 2012

2 min read

RRSP

RRSP season no longer exists

How to destroy an inheritance

Canadians cold to RRSPs: BMO

Beyond the RRSP deadline

Last minute RRSP tips

Boomers drag down average RRSP contributions

Canadians delay RRSP contribution

Crunch Time: An RRSP Special Report

Contentious clawbacks

Canadians feel financially unfit for retirement