Updated 2012 Tax & Estate InfoService Quick Reference Card now available

Invesco Canada Ltd. provides comprehensive tax and estate support material for advisors in the financial services industry.

As an example, our Tax & Estate InfoService Quick Reference Card offers advisors practical information in a convenient and compact back-to-back page format.

The material is updated and released each July once the federal budget and all provincial budgets have been announced. This assures that the content is current and useful through the following tax reporting and filing season.

On an ongoing basis, we solicit feedback from advisors to assure that our materials continue to be valuable tools. Based on that feedback, this year’s Quick Reference Card includes the following:

Marginal tax rates and brackets

  Sorted by provincial/territorial residence

  Sub-sorted by investment income type

Average tax rates

  Sorted by provincial/territorial residence

  Five income levels up to the top brackets

Interest rate equivalencies

  A means to compare interest, dividends and capital gains at top marginal tax rate

Handy tax facts

  CPP premiums and pensions

  OAS payouts and paybacks

  Room for RRSPs, TFSAs, RESPs and RDSPs

  Spousal RRSP attribution rules

RRIF withdrawal table

  From mandatory commencement at age 71 up to full plan depletion

Probate tax table

  Sorted by provincial/territorial residence

  Formulas calculated by estate assets Canada Revenue Agency forms

  • Common forms relevant to personal investments and financial planning

These are the 2012 combined federal-provincial/territorial tax rates at the top bracket of $132,407