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10 Genius Tips to Simplify Your 2025 Canadian Tax Filing

Canadian Tax Filing 2025: Tax season in Canada doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Filing your taxes can feel like climbing a mountain, with receipts scattered everywhere and credits slipping through the cracks. But with the right strategies, you can breeze through it stress-free. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) opens online tax filing on February 24, 2025, and preparation is your key to…

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Tax Due Dates and limits for the 2025 tax year

Each new tax year brings with it a schedule Due Dates and limits for the 2025 . Some of the more significant dates and changes for individual taxpayers for 2025 are listed below: Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) deduction limit and contribution deadline The RRSP current year contribution limit for the 2024 tax year is $31,560. In order to make the maximum current year contribution for…

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 Maximizing Your RRSP and RPP Contributions in Vancouver

When it comes to planning for retirement, understanding your RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) and RPP (Registered Pension Plan) contributions can make a significant difference. For residents of Vancouver, making the most of these financial tools is essential for securing your future.

What Are RRSP and RPP Contributions?

RRSP is a personal retirement savings plan that allows you to contribute a portion of your income annually. Contributions are tax-deductible, and the funds grow tax-free until withdrawal. This is particularly advantageous for high-income earners in Vancouver, where the cost of living can be steep.

RPP, on the other hand, is an employer-sponsored pension plan. Your employer may match your contributions, offering an immediate return on investment. Understanding the balance between your RRSP and RPP contributions is key to maximizing retirement savings.

Key Benefits of Contributing

Tax Savings: RRSP contributions reduce your taxable income, potentially lowering your tax bracket.

Compound Growth: Both RRSP and RPP funds grow tax-free, maximizing long-term gains.

Employer Matching: With RPPs, employer contributions effectively double your savings.

Tips for Vancouver Residents

Contribute Early: Take advantage of compounding by starting contributions as soon as possible.

Maximize Limits: Ensure you’re contributing the maximum allowable amount each year. For 2025, the RRSP contribution limit is 18% of your previous year’s income or $31,560, whichever is lower.

Balance RRSP and RPP: If you’re part of an RPP, factor those contributions into your total limit to avoid over-contribution penalties.

Leverage the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP): If you’re looking to buy a home in Vancouver, you can withdraw up to $35,000 from your RRSP without penalties.

Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Over-Contribution Penalties: Keep track of your contribution room to avoid penalties of 1% per month on excess amounts.

Ignoring Deadlines: The deadline for RRSP contributions for the 2024 tax year is March 1, 2025.

Neglecting Diversification: Ensure your RRSP investments align with your risk tolerance and long-term goals.

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Canada Revenue Agency: 2 Ways to Save Big on Your Tax Return This Year

Canada Revenue Agency: 2 Ways to Save Big on Your Tax Return This Year:

Tax season is nearly upon us. Working Canadians will be preparing their tax returns in the weeks and months ahead. Last week, I discussed one of the big changes that could impact tax returns in 2020. Today, I want to discuss how Canadians can pocket some extra cash. Let’s dive in.

Contribute to your RRSP

This one may be a no-brainer, but sometimes we all need a reminder. Contributing to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) allows investors to save for their retirement and save on their taxes at the same time. The contributions to an RRSP are tax-deductible, and any income that is earned in an RRSP accumulates tax-free. Of course, that is assuming that the funds stay in the account.

What kind of stocks should investors keep in their RRSP? Well, if you are looking to be on the safe side you can target income-yielding equities like utilities. This past week I discussed how holding foreign dividend stocks in a TFSA would subject Canadian investors to a withholding tax. Fortunately, this is not the case with an RRSP.

Hydro One has been one of the most consistent stocks in this sector over the past year. Shares have climbed nearly 30% year over year. The stock last paid out a quarterly dividend of $0.2415 per share, which represents a 3.8% yield.

RRSP investors who want a little more dividend punching power and a chance at greater capital growth may want to consider Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. CIBC stock has been stagnant over the past three months, but the rebound in the housing sector is good news for its core business. Investors will hope to see a bump in its earnings in 2020. CIBC last announced a quarterly dividend of $1.44 per share, representing a strong 5.3% yield.

Do not forget the energy sector, which also boasts its share of solid dividend stocks. Enbridge is one of the obvious candidates. The energy infrastructure giant posted impressive earnings growth in the first three quarters of 2019. Enbridge last hiked its quarterly dividend to $0.738 per share. This represents an attractive 6.1% yield.

Charitable donations

Yes, cash, land, or listed securities donations made to a registered charity or other qualified donees can be eligible for a tax credit. Canadians just passed through a contentious federal election campaign in the fall of 2019. Those of who you contributed to a political party can claim it as a tax credit on your upcoming return.

Starting this year, the federal government has also introduced a tax credit for those who consume print and online media. Fool readers tend to be voracious consumers of online media, so many of you reading this could be eligible for this credit. A 15% non-refundable personal income tax credit allows individuals to claim digital news subscription costs paid to a qualifying organization after 2019 and before 2025.

Special ‘Tax Credit’ Stocks Revealed in FREE New Report

There’s nothing better to an income investor than the sight of dividends rolling into your account. But the old saying goes there are two things certain in life – death and taxes… and the latter can result in some of those precious dividends slipping through your fingers and into the taxman’s pocket!

But did you know that dividends from Canadian-based companies are eligible for special tax credits? For further details on this – and to find out the name of the single most tax-efficient account to hold your US stocks in! – simply click the link below to grab your free copy of our new report…

Claim your free report now!

Fool contributor Ambrose O’Callaghan owns shares of HYDRO ONE LIMITED. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Enbridge.

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Tax season is nearly upon us. Working Canadians will be preparing their tax returns in the weeks and months ahead. Last week, I discussed one of the big changes that could impact tax returns in 2020. Today, I want to discuss how Canadians can pocket some extra cash. Let’s dive in.

Contribute to your RRSP

This one may be a no-brainer, but sometimes we all need a reminder. Contributing to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) allows investors to save for their retirement and save on their taxes at the same time. The contributions to an RRSP are tax-deductible, and any income that is earned in an RRSP accumulates tax-free. Of course, that is assuming that the funds stay in the account.

What kind of stocks should investors keep in their RRSP? Well, if you are looking to be on the safe side you can target income-yielding equities like utilities. This past week I discussed how holding foreign dividend stocks in a TFSA would subject Canadian investors to a withholding tax. Fortunately, this is not the case with an RRSP.

Hydro One has been one of the most consistent stocks in this sector over the past year. Shares have climbed nearly 30% year over year. The stock last paid out a quarterly dividend of $0.2415 per share, which represents a 3.8% yield.

RRSP investors who want a little more dividend punching power and a chance at greater capital growth may want to consider Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. CIBC stock has been stagnant over the past three months, but the rebound in the housing sector is good news for its core business. Investors will hope to see a bump in its earnings in 2020. CIBC last announced a quarterly dividend of $1.44 per share, representing a strong 5.3% yield.

Do not forget the energy sector, which also boasts its share of solid dividend stocks. Enbridge is one of the obvious candidates. The energy infrastructure giant posted impressive earnings growth in the first three quarters of 2019. Enbridge last hiked its quarterly dividend to $0.738 per share. This represents an attractive 6.1% yield.

Charitable donations

Yes, cash, land, or listed securities donations made to a registered charity or other qualified donees can be eligible for a tax credit. Canadians just passed through a contentious federal election campaign in the fall of 2019. Those of who you contributed to a political party can claim it as a tax credit on your upcoming return.

Starting this year, the federal government has also introduced a tax credit for those who consume print and online media. Fool readers tend to be voracious consumers of online media, so many of you reading this could be eligible for this credit. A 15% non-refundable personal income tax credit allows individuals to claim digital news subscription costs paid to a qualifying organization after 2019 and before 2025.

Special ‘Tax Credit’ Stocks Revealed in FREE New Report

There’s nothing better to an income investor than the sight of dividends rolling into your account. But the old saying goes there are two things certain in life – death and taxes… and the latter can result in some of those precious dividends slipping through your fingers and into the taxman’s pocket!

But did you know that dividends from Canadian-based companies are eligible for special tax credits? For further details on this – and to find out the name of the single most tax-efficient account to hold your US stocks in! – simply click the link below to grab your free copy of our new report…

Claim your free report now!

Fool contributor Ambrose O’Callaghan owns shares of HYDRO ONE LIMITED. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Enbridge.