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RRIF Attributes
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: Both CFP® Professionals and QAFPTM Professionals
- Define a Registered Retirement Income Fund.1
- Explain advantages and disadvantages associated with a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Explain how income earned in a Registered Retirement Income Fund is treated for tax purposes.2
- Define the parties to a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Annuitant
- Contributor
- Beneficiary
- Issuer/Provider
- Successor Annuitant
- Explain the role of each of the parties to a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Define the types of Registered Retirement Income Funds.
- A qualifying Registered Retirement Income Fund3
- A non-qualifying Registered Retirement Income Fund4
- Personal
- Spousal
- Explain how a Registered Retirement Income Fund is funded.5
- Identify qualified investments as prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency that may be held in a Registered Retirement Income Fund.6
- Identify non-qualified investments as prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency that may not be held in a Registered Retirement Income Fund.7
- Explain the tax that may be imposed by the Canada Revenue Agency when a Registered Retirement Investment Fund contains a non-qualified investment.8
- Identify prohibited investments as prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency that may not be held in a Registered Retirement Investment Fund.9
- Explain the tax that may be imposed by the Canada Revenue Agency when a Registered Retirement Income Fund contains a prohibited investment.10
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REFERENCES
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrif-ferr/menu-eng.html
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrif-ferr/menu-eng.html
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/ic78-18r6/ic78-18r6-e.html
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/ic78-18r6/ic78-18r6-e.html
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrif-ferr/menu-eng.html
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrsp-reer/glssry-eng.html#qualified
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrsp-reer/glssry-eng.html#nonqualified
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ntvdnc/nnqlfdnvst-eng.html
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrsp-reer/glssry-eng.html#prohibited
- http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ntvdnc/prhbtnvst-eng.html