{"id":366,"date":"2017-09-22T13:19:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T17:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/?page_id=366"},"modified":"2017-10-03T16:43:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:43:38","slug":"pension-income-splitting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/pension-income-splitting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pension Income Splitting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tax Tips<\/h1>\n

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Pension Income Splitting<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pension Income Splitting allows taxpayers to lower their income and in turn, their tax payable. It means if one spouse earns $60,000 and splits their income with their spouse or common-law partner, they will pay tax on $30,000 each, rather than $60,000. Tax rates increase depending on your income level so the lower the income, the less tax payable. However, the Tax Act only allows income splitting under very specific circumstances. For most taxpayers, this is not an option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Benefits of Pension Income Splitting<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The two most obvious benefits of splitting pension income are:<\/p>\n

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  • The transferee will be able to claim the pension income amount on the transferred amount. This is a benefit if the transferee does not already have $2,000 or more of eligible pension income.<\/li>\n
  • If the transferor is in a higher tax bracket than the transferee, the splitting of pension income has the potential to reduce the family\u2019s overall tax liability by reducing the amount of income that is taxed at the higher rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In addition, splitting of pension income has the potential to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • reduce the amount of the transferor\u2019s OAS clawback as it reduces the transferor\u2019s net income, and<\/li>\n
    • increase the age amount for the transferor because it reduces the transferor\u2019s net income.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Drawbacks of Pension Income Splitting<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Though many older taxpayers can benefit from income splitting, there can be negative effects such as:<\/p>\n

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      • If income is transferred from the lower-income spouse to the higher, the overall tax bill may be increased.<\/li>\n
      • The transferee\u2019s OAS clawback may be increased by the transfer as their net income is increased.<\/li>\n
      • The transferee\u2019s age amount may be reduced as their net income is increased.<\/li>\n
      • If the transferee\u2019s income is low, the transfer may reduce or eliminate the spouse or common-law partner amount.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        It is important to review your tax situation before opting to split eligible pension income. The goal is to maximize the benefits and minimize the negative effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Tax Tips   Pension Income Splitting Pension Income Splitting allows taxpayers to lower their income and in turn, their tax payable. It means if one spouse earns $60,000 and splits their income with their spouse or common-law partner, they will pay tax on $30,000 each, rather than $60,000. Tax rates increase depending on your income […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/366\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torrestoroandassociates.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}