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Your RRSP Contribution Deadline Checklist
– ratesupermarket.ca
The RRSP contribution deadline is fast approaching.. and if you’re are like most people, you’ve left it to the last minute. Banks are fully staffed at this time to deal with eleventh-hour frenzied contributors. Most financial institutions even have later hours as the deadline approaches and advisors are available around the clock to answer your pressing questions.
But before you seek out the experts, there are a number of things you can do right now to make sure you get the maximum tax benefit owed to you.
Remember: the deadline to make a contribution is 11:59 pm on March 3rd 2014.
Step 1: Get Your Tax Slips Together
Make sure you know exactly how much you contributed to your RRSP this year. This includes individual contributions and those set up thorough your employer, such as a employer sponsored RRSP or group RRSP plans. You also need to collect your T5 slips to know how much dividends your stocks (those not held in a registered account) paid this year.
You can get your tax slips through your HR department and directly from your bank…
Your RRSP Contribution Deadline Checklist
– ratesupermarket.ca
The RRSP contribution deadline is fast approaching.. and if you’re are like most people, you’ve left it to the last minute. Banks are fully staffed at this time to deal with eleventh-hour frenzied contributors. Most financial institutions even have later hours as the deadline approaches and advisors are available around the clock to answer your pressing questions.
But before you seek out the experts, there are a number of things you can do right now to make sure you get the maximum tax benefit owed to you.
Remember: the deadline to make a contribution is 11:59 pm on March 3rd 2014.
Step 1: Get Your Tax Slips Together
Make sure you know exactly how much you contributed to your RRSP this year. This includes individual contributions and those set up thorough your employer, such as a employer sponsored RRSP or group RRSP plans. You also need to collect your T5 slips to know how much dividends your stocks (those not held in a registered account) paid this year.
You can get your tax slips through your HR department and directly from your bank…
