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What do to with a spousal RRSP at age 71
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My question is in regards to a spousal RRSP that I have set up for my wife years ago. When she turns 71, do we have to turn it into something like a RRIF, which I did for my RRSP (I am older than her) and then withdraw from it annually? Or, could it be directly transferred to her TFSA?—John
My question is in regards to a spousal RRSP that I have set up for my wife years ago. When she turns 71, do we have to turn it into something like a RRIF, which I did for my RRSP (I am older than her) and then withdraw from it annually? Or, could it be directly transferred to her TFSA?—John
Withdrawing from a spousal RRSP
A spousal registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) can be an effective retirement and tax planning tool. Like a personal RRSP, it allows you to defer income tax to a future year. But unlike a personal RRSP, the contributor to the plan and the annuitant—the owner—are different parties.
Your wife’s spousal RRSP is hers. While you received the income deductions for making contributions to the plan, she owns it and will generally be required to claim the spousal RRSP withdrawals as income.
What to do with a spousal RRSP at age 71
By the end of the year you turn 71, an RRSP annuitant is no longer allowed to own RRSPs—personal or otherwise, including spousal…
