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Is an Individual Pension Plan right for you?

Based on a C.D. Howe Institute report that suggested one possible solution to the alleged retirement crisis was simply to go back to the half-century-plus RRSP and raise contribution limits for the (relatively) few affluent people who are forced to save in taxable accounts because they’ve maxed out on RRSP room.

If you’re at top executive or own your own business and are 40 years of age or older, there may be another way to get the benefits of RRSPs. The Individual Pension Plan or IPP is an employer-provided program that replaces RRSP savings by an employee, says Stephen Cheng, managing director of Vancouver-based Westcoast Actuaries Inc. To be eligible for an IPP, you need to receive pension-eligible T-4 employment income. Self-employment income, partnership income and dividend income are not pension-eligible, Cheng says. So if you own your own business, you’d have to pay yourself a regular salary that generates T-4 employment income.

See advantages and the whole article here: moneysense

From Jonathan Chevreau

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The Best Strategies for Your RRSP and TFSA When Money’s Tight

Whether you have limited funds to invest or need to withdraw some hard cash, explore a tax-friendly solution.

If you have limited funds this RRSP season, and you can’t maximize both your RRSP and TFSA contributions, you likely will have to choose which plan is best for you this year. Both an RRSP and TFSA allow you to invest in variety of things, including GICs, mutual funds, bonds and equities, and both may allow you to effectively enjoy tax-free investment income while the funds remain in the plans. But there are two main distinguishing factors.

The first is the tax rate differential for RRSP contributions and withdrawals.

But the second, often neglected, differentiating factor between an RRSP and a TFSA is the additional flexibility that comes from a TFSA.

Read the full article here: Financial Post

From Jamie Golombek