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Can you use the Home Buyers’ Plan to buy a foreign property?

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I am looking to use my RRSP to buy a vacation property in Portugal. How much can I take out tax free?—Andy

Tax implications of buying property in another country

I think you are referring to the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP), Andy, when you ask about a tax-free registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawal. The HBP allows a tax-free withdrawal from your RRSP if you are a first-time home buyer purchasing an eligible home. HBP participants can withdraw up to $35,000, as can their spouse or common-law partner, for a total of $70,000.

You are considered a first-time home buyer if neither you nor your spouse or common-law partner owned a home that you occupied in the current year or the four previous years. However, in order for a property to be considered a qualifying home, it must be located in Canada. So, your Portuguese vacation property is not going to qualify for the HBP.

If you were to withdraw from your RRSP to buy this property, Andy, the withdrawal would be added to your other income for the year and be fully taxable…

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Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail and is a financial crisis next? – Al Jazeera English

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Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail and is a financial crisis next? Al Jazeera EnglishCanada, other governments hustle to stop Silicon Valley Bank crisis from spreading CBC NewsSilicon Valley Bank Paid Out Bonuses HOURS Before Collapsing & Lobbied For Years To Deregulate The Young TurksSVB Collapse: VCs and Startups Forgot 2008 Lesson About Bank Failure BloombergOpinion | The Tide Goes Out, and Silicon Valley Bank Already Drowned The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News

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