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Is this guide for you?
( D9 f! ?' h6 @, }Use this guide if you want information about the rules that
2 } ?* h# X) r! f( c5 S% rapply to the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP).$ w9 ^/ e. h; F5 k1 A
What is the HBP?
- l$ j1 W9 W5 |7 y7 VThe HBP is a program that allows you to withdraw up
( D1 ?+ P. P, b7 K3 G! ~to $20,000 from your registered retirement savings plans
- v$ o0 Y" D$ B- c) \/ v; s(RRSPs) to buy or build a qualifying home. However, the- ^: @6 @( A/ h4 H
program sets out certain conditions for participation. If an* G8 @ M* }$ ?
individual meets all the applicable HBP conditions, the6 B& l7 j* W3 i2 i
withdrawals will not have to be included in his or her
- ^6 ]1 M) L3 Sincome, and the RRSP issuer will not withhold tax on these
, D/ G, G0 k# W* L, gamounts. If you buy a qualifying home with your spouse or9 v# k! Y9 ?3 C4 N( [
common-law partner, or with other individuals, each of
F' N4 T3 S2 ~you can withdraw up to $20,000./ q' x& n7 Q% {- F# O
Under the HBP, you have to repay all withdrawals to your- x, T" P* G4 `1 Z8 x2 E- j
RRSPs within a 15-year period. Generally, you will have to D3 ~0 }) k( ?, H3 R
repay an amount to your RRSPs each year, starting the: M% s0 Y- h) W0 c* n0 ]
second year after the funds are withdrawn, until you have
9 f. G: k% F% m: X# zrepaid the total amount you withdrew. If you do not repay
& r: J, ^7 M* r0 b* I8 Lthe amount due for a year, it will have to be included in+ s, N, B! b/ p6 G3 R9 N1 {4 Z1 U* y- E' s
your income for that year. |
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