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How to confirm your CPP pension + MORE Apr 11th
How do I know if I’m receiving the correct amount of CPP?
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Most people who work in Canada between ages 18 and 65 will have some entitlement to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Employees and their employers make payroll contributions to the pension. Self-employed people contribute the.... More »
Stock news: Dividend hikes, earnings results, and what moved Canadian stocks this week + MORE Feb 7th
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Stock news for investors: Retail stocks tumble despite strong earnings + MORE Jun 20th
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Cut unnecessary costs with one simple change to your banking + MORE Dec 13th
If you’re like many Canadians, you view bank fees as a necessary expense, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Paying a small fee each month isn’t usually much trouble, but over a whole year, it can really add up. The good news is that affordable banking has never been more in .... More »
Is AI the ultimate retirement hack? Jun 13th
There’s an interesting new book just published called I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything. The author is Joanna Stern, who was a personal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal for 12 years. As the subtitle of her book reveals, she spent a year using ar.... More »
Many working-age Canadians wonder what the impact of retirement will be on their tax situation. As you save and build wealth, it is important to plan for the eventual tax treatment of your retirement assets and income as you approach that transition.
Taxation in Canada
When you are working, your employer calculates the payroll deductions to come off your paycheque based on Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) payroll tables. If you have no other sources of income, nor any tax deductions or tax credits, you should probably have no tax owing and no refund at year-end. Since most employees have deductions or credits to claim, most taxpayers get tax refunds.
In retirement, it works differently. Since you may have different sources of income with different withholding tax rates—or lack of tax withheld—it can make for an uncertain income tax outcome. Often, retirees end up owing tax. It is important to plan for this.
That said, the overall tax rate that a taxpayer pays tends to be lower in retirement…
