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Q: Hi, I sold some stocks last year that had gains, but missed selling the loser that I was going to offset them with. This year I have 2 stocks left one has a gain and the other is loss I missed selling last year. Can I use this loss to help me in any way going forward. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Nick on March 01, 2023
Q: Hi Team 5i,
Can you please recommend a financial software that can be used to develop a retirement strategy for withdrawing funds from RRSP, TFSA, Investment accounts, etc.?
Of particular value would be a platform that details how to draw down funds and at what amount and/or percentage of one's overall portfolio on an annual basis.
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Greg on February 22, 2023
Q: Do any of the Brookfield companies require a T1135 to be filled out?
Read Answer Asked by Brian on February 21, 2023
Q: 5i recently answered Dennis' question on CDRs as follows: “CDRs are considered US holdings in all aspects, including withholding taxes and foreign securities reporting. ....”

All respects? My understanding is that CDRs are considered Canadian-situs (rather than U.S.-situs) holdings, which means that holding U.S. assets via CDRs would not affect a Canadian who might otherwise be subject to U.S. estate tax reporting and/or payment issues. Can you clarify this point?

Ted
Read Answer Asked by Ted on February 21, 2023
Q: When I put the subscription costs of 5iresearch for my income tax return under which category the money can be claimed? Portfolio manegement ?
Miroslaw
Read Answer Asked by Miroslaw on February 13, 2023
Q: I have US investments that pay a dividend some are stocks, some are LPs, and some trusts. I have just come across with holding taxes that are higher than I thought they were.

Where can I find details of how these are taxed for a Canadian holder.
Read Answer Asked by Douglas on February 13, 2023
Q: I’m looking to diversify a small portfolio in a TFSA by purchasing ‘some’ ETF’s with reasonable distributions and not too much risk to capital, the idea being that this is a growing ‘rainy day fund’. The most attractive ones, to me, involve at least some U.S. investments. I’m sure that the first thing you would say is that you are not tax experts. With that said, do you think that XHY’s income would be subject to the U.S. Witholding tax? And following that do you know of any online sources that list the tax implications of specific ETF’s re. Withholding tax? The most that ETF providers might say on their sites is that an ETF is TFSA/RSP eligible
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I recognize that the tax does not rule out the utility of an investment. When would you ignore its’ presence for an investment? A long-winded question.
Read Answer Asked by James on February 13, 2023
Q: Hi,
I am pretty confident that I am correct! But wanted to make sure.

I need to help our adult "child" to buy a place. (Bidding wars have disappeard and some sense of normalcy has returned. Prices are still at least 10% higher than normal I would say!)

If I take 10,000 out of my TFSA, on January 01 2024, I can put in 10,000+6500=16500. Correct? Assuming in 2024 TFSA contribution remains at 6500.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Mano.
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on February 13, 2023
Q: Hi There,
I just wanted to confirm that if you transfer a security from a cash account to a RRSP account, any accrued capital gain on the transferred securities on an in-kind contribution to an RRSP is immediately taxable to you, while any loss on such a transfer would be denied from being claimed as a capital loss.....is this correct!

If so, if you sold the security in the cash account and then transferred the cash to the RRSP, would you then be able to claim the capital loss?
Thank You,
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on February 13, 2023
Q: Good morning,

If the onus is on the taxpayer to adjust one's ACB on mutual funds every year when there is a return of capital ("ROC"), how likely do you think it is that the CRA has as good a handle on what your ACB is on a particular holding?

I am fine to do it, and have been doing it annually for years. But as I started the process yesterday for the 2022 tax year, I could not help but wonder if it really is worth it. It is such a manual process that I struggle with how the CRA could track something like this for every individual tax payer.
Read Answer Asked by Trevor on February 10, 2023
Q: If one trades a stock inside a registered account at a loss, does one still have to wait 30 days before buying back either inside or outside any account, registered or non-registered. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by george on February 07, 2023
Q: Hi,

Based on the questions pertaining to taxable dividends, and managing an income portfolio for my elderly parents, is there a substantial difference in tax treatment, if the above funds are held in a cash account? I was fortunate enough to get DIR.UN into a TFSA and am slowly moving AW into a TFSA as well. Do I take out the growthier names in the TFSA’s and move in the ETF’s or just let them go in a cash account?
Read Answer Asked by Kelly on February 06, 2023