RSP and Tax Advantages


taxes 200x200 RSP and Tax AdvantagesI don’t mind paying taxes but if there is ever an opportunity to pay less I am certainly interested. When my wife and I bought our home we had amassed a nest egg in RSPs. We cashed in the RSP funds as part of the first time home buyer’s plan.

This plan allows anyone who has not legally owned a home in the last five years to cash out $20,000 of RSPs for each person on title without enduring the regular taxation hit of withdrawing funds from an RSP- assuming you are willing to refuel your RSP back to its initial value over the course of 15 years. While this is certainly a help if you are coming up short on a down payment, it can also come in handy if you just want a nice tax advantage.

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