Investment Q&A

Q: I have this ETF in my TFSA and I have a question about the dividend payment. Fund is hedged but the dividend is it subject to the US withholding tax or because its hedged does it not apply. Thank you.

Q: There is a rumor that capital gains taxes are going up ib the next budget. Should I be selling some of my big winners before the budget? Thanks, Mark

Q: If the government increases the capital gains tax, like it did in the past, does it affect the gains executed prior to March 22? If it doesn't apply to them, is there a reason NOT to sell my portfolio now and buy it back the same day? In my corporate account, I always will pay a 25% tax, whether I'm retired or not.

Q: Hi Peter&Ryan
Is this trust unit a Canadian domiciled company and would ther be a US withholding tax on the Div?
Kind Regards
Stan

Q: Hi 5i,
I have ORACLE stock in a Basic Securities Account with Morgan Stanley (I used to work for Oracle Corp. in Canada), and now I want to move the stocks and/or funds from the US to Canada, and I have some questions:

Are there any tax implications for me to move the investments from the US to Canada, either on the US side, the Canadian side, or both?

Are there different tax implications if I move the investments as stock-in-kind, vs cashing them out in the US and moving cash?

Thanks

Q: Hi:
I have heard that the Federal Liberals are going to increase the tax on capital gains to 75% of the gain vs the present 50% of the gain in their upcoming budget. This was tried years ago but it was shown that no additional tax revenue resulted. Have you heard any of these rumours?
Thanks: Jerry

Q: I am in the process of transferring our investments from the financial advisor we have been dealing with to a discount brokerage so that we can manage the funds ourselves. Do you suggest that the investments be transferred "in kind" or as cash - or does it really matter? Thanks.

Q: Do you think there will be a major sell off March 21 in light of the capital gains inclusion rate increase rumours? I believe there were simliar rumours prior to last years budget - was there market reaction?

Q: I recently purchased share certificates that included warrants, I have converted those certificates to actual cash shares and deposited them into my non-registered trading account. My question is this: when, or if the time comes that I am able to exercise those warrants, can I make that purchase from my TFSA trading account, even though the original shares those warrants came with were deposited into a different account? Eg., each warrant allows me to buy one share at .10 while each share certificate trades at $1.00 and I have 10,000 warrants. Can I exercise those 10,000 warrants using cash from my TFSA then place all 10,000 shares into my TFSA (a "transfer in kind" I am assuming)when the value will now be far greater and would far exceed my contribution limit. I am thinking it would be just like purchasing normal shares in my TFSA then they double or triple, if I were to be so lucky, I just don't know how the warrant is viewed by CRA

Q: Hi Team

Certain companies such as BEP, AQN pay dividends in 'US" dollars. What is the significance to me?

Is there a foreign holding tax on the dividend ? (like for an american equity)


does my taxation change, is there an advantage to holding it an RRSP versus non registered account.

I am with BMO investorline and I think they pay it out converted back to canadian dollars, is that the financial industry way or is it possible to keep it in us dollars ?

thank you

Ernie

Q: There have been media reports about the GOC increasing dividend tax rates in the next budget. Would this create some selling pressure on CDN dividend stocks? I remember when the tax rules on income trusts were changed, that had an impact. Your analysis please

Q: Hi Peter,

Due to some poor planning on my part, I ended up putting some high growth stocks (i.e. SHOP, PHO, HWO, CRH) in my non-registered account, while my TFSA has most of the stocks in the balanced portfolio. Should anything be done to shift the stocks, or should I just stay the course?

Thanks

Q: Rumour is when government bring the budget,capital gain increases to 75 percent(at present is on 50 percent).Any advise appreciated.Thanks.Ebrahim

Q: How can I find out if fap and cup.u are requried to be
reported in 1135 form for cra?
thanks

Q: If one has stocks/investments in a personal unregistered margin account, can they move it to business account for better tax treatment of capital gains and dividends. Will this work in practice?

Q: I am cleaning up my portfolio and have to deal with a $35k loss on Terra Energy (TTRHF) .. what is the best way to do this? I was sent a form to sign by my online broker (Letter of Authorization - Direction to Remove and Assign Securities (Delisted)) .. is this a good idea? And what about the case of a stock that is still listed (e.g. Knighthawk - KHA) at 2 cents?
Your advice is much appreciated in dealing with these matters.

Q: Hi 5I, I now have 180000 in my TFSA mainly from investing in EIF. I have since diversified and feel like I need to make more trades. I heard CRA can tax you if they figure one is treating this as a job? Your thoughts please.

Regards

Q: RRSP question: Assume I am an Alberta resident with $0 income in 2017. How much can I withdraw from from my RRSP account while maintaining a 0% tax rate (disregard withholding tax)? 2017 Basic Alberta Personal Amount is $18,690 at 10% and Federal amount is $11,635 at 15%. And, can I make this withdrawal now (Feb. 17) for 2017 or does the March 1st RRSP cutoff date apply for withdrawals as well? Thanks.

Q: Peter; If the Liberals raise the capital gains tax rate to 75 % what would you expect the market reaction to be and would it weaken the CAD? Thanks. Rod

Q: Hi:

If I make a charitable donation, for example 200 shares in kind, of a stock with a capital gain of 300% there would be no tax payable. If I purchase the same stock within 30 days, what, if any, are the tax ramifications?

Ron Vandendriessche