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Q: If I sell a stock in an unregistered acct. at a loss, do I still have to include it in my tax's or can I just forget about it, and not bother entering it as a tax loss.

If I move a stock which is at loss from my unregistered account to my TFSA do I still have to enter that stock in my tax's for that year.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Ross on July 04, 2025
Q: Non-resident tax, I'm considering to reduce my percentage of U.S. contents gradually, since nobody knows what to expect from donald...
Hopefully, this eventual new tariff policy wouldn't affect RSSP .
As you notice, some of the ETF posted are all U.S, companies in the case of XHY and NHYB, they both are mainly Bonds or gvt.Bonds,how tariff could affect the two.?

Thanks again to the team

Dan
Read Answer Asked by DANIEL on June 16, 2025
Q: With all the problems at CRA regarding TFSA info. I printed out form RC 343 worksheet. Most banks carry info only back seven years. What a mess. Individual still responsible for mistakes if you overcontribute.Penalties will occur. Do 5i members have more info.
Read Answer Asked by Guy on June 13, 2025
Q: According to my readings on US bill 899,Canadian Cies that have high revenues in the USA ,as pipelines or others, could be impacted ( since US revenues of canadian Cies would be progressively be more taxed starting in 2026 ) if the bill were unchanged at the senate.The earnings could then also be impacted. This scenario would not happen according to your former answer on this topics, I wish to better understand this , your view is always appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Yves on June 13, 2025
Q: Hi Peter,

Could you please decode Section 899 of the proposed U.S. tax measure and its potential impact on Canadians receiving income from U.S. sources?

Best,
Matt

Read Answer Asked by Matt on June 12, 2025
Q: Hello, is it better to hold a Corporate Class mutual fund as opposed to a traditional
mutual fund in a Corporate investment account? Could you please explain your answer? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Lorraine on June 12, 2025
Q: Are there any investment options that are independent of capital gains tax policy? For instance an investor may decide not to sell an equity to avoid triggering a capital gain and reducing capital (or may decide to sell for tax loss reasons). To avoid this bias are there etf/ funds that can swap investments without triggering capital gains?
Read Answer Asked by Steven on June 11, 2025
Q: Those excellent Cies, and others in various sectors, could be significantly punished if the US law bill 899 were adopted by the US senate with no change..Curiously, the valuations of those Cies are not compromised to this day , maybe because it is still too early, and that all this would only start in early 2026....What strategy do you suggest concerning all Cies that have significant US revenues in general ,before any official US senate confirmation? Your point of view shall be extremely appreciated !
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Yves on June 10, 2025
Q: Regarding Greg's question of June 9/25......re: the tax rate of selling one stock now versus waiting to sell the same stock after his father passes away. While the 5iR answer was technically correct, I would like to add the following:

In Canada we have a graduated tax system.....the more income you make, the higher potential for you to be in a higher tax bracket for that incremental income. Once you pass away, ALL of your RRSP-RRIF holdings are deemed to be withdrawn and taxed as income. Additionally, ALL of your Cash account holdings are deemed to be sold, generating (hopefully) capital gains. Then the combination is taxed according to our graduated tax system.

So....if I understood Greg's question correctly, the estate tax for his father would potentially be significantly higher if he waited until "later".

My personal current Marginal Tax Rate is around 31%. Using TurboTax, my final (terminal) MTR is 49%.

Apologies if I got this wrong and generated any confusion. Please do not post if I got this wrong. Post if I am correct. Thanks....Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on June 10, 2025
Q: Hi. would like to know in what account (RRSP,TFSA,NON-REGISTERED) would be best suited for these ETFs and your best to less favored in order for each account type please. ZWB, HCAL, ZWK, ZWE, ZPW, UMAX, HYLD, HDIV, HDIF, ENCC. Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Stan on June 09, 2025