RDSP Transfers
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: QAFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Awareness
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
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Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
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Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
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Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
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Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
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Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
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Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
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Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
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Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
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- Identify potential reasons why an individual may choose to make a transfer into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Voluntary choice by the beneficiary
- Death of the beneficiary’s parent or grandparent
- Beneficiary not attending post-secondary education
- Identify potential reasons why an individual may choose to make a transfer out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Voluntary choice by the beneficiary
- Identify the types of plans from which amounts may be transferred tax-deferred into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.1,2
- Identify the types of plans to which amounts may be transferred tax-deferred out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan.3
- Identify the requirements for a tax-deferred transfer into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- From another Registered Disability Savings Plan4
- From a Registered Education Savings Plan5
- From a Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Registered Retirement Income Fund, Registered Pension Plan, Pooled Registered Pension Plan or Specified Pension Plan6
- Identify the maximum limit that may be transferred to a Registered Disability Savings Plan from another plan.
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KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: CFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Evaluation
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
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Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
|
Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
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Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
|
Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
|
Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
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Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
|
Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
|
Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
|
Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Identify potential reasons why an individual may choose to make a transfer into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Voluntary choice by the beneficiary
- Death of the beneficiary’s parent or grandparent
- Beneficiary not attending post-secondary education
- Identify potential reasons why an individual may choose to make a transfer out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Voluntary choice by the beneficiary
- Identify the types of plans from which amounts may be transferred tax-deferred into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.1,2
- Identify the types of plans to which amounts may be transferred tax-deferred out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan.3
- Identify the requirements for a tax-deferred transfer into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- From another Registered Disability Savings Plan4
- From a Registered Education Savings Plan5
- From a Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Registered Retirement Income Fund, Registered Pension Plan, Pooled Registered Pension Plan or Specified Pension Plan6
- Identify the maximum limit that may be transferred to a Registered Disability Savings Plan from another plan.
Additional Knowledge Expected of CFP Professionals
- Determine the impact of making a transfer into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- On contribution limit
- On potential grants
- On withdrawals in future
- Estimate the tax impact of transferring an amount into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Determine how each of these factors may impact the suitability of transferring an amount into a Registered Disability Savings Plan:
- Available CDSG
- Tax impact
- Cash flow needs
- Time horizon until withdrawal required
- Evaluate how each of the factors may impact the suitability of transferring an amount into a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Estimate the tax impact of transferring an amount out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
- Determine how each of these factors may impact the suitability of transferring an amount out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan:
- Cash flow needs
- Tax impact
- Government legislation
- Evaluate how each of the factors may impact the suitability of transferring an amount out of a Registered Disability Savings Plan.
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