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CSI IFC Exam - Topic 1 Question 16 Discussion

Which of the following statements describes a feature of the Home Buyers' Plan (HBP)?
B) Once you are required to repay the amounts back to your RRSP. any missed or incomplete payments are subject to tax.
A) To qualify- as a first-time home buyer you or your spouse must never have previously owned a home
C) A qualifying home must be purchased by December 31 of the year of withdrawal.
D) If you have a spouse or common-law partner, each of you can withdraw up to JE50.000 from your registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs).

CSI IFC Exam - Topic 1 Question 16 Discussion

Actual exam question for CSI's IFC exam
Question #: 16
Topic #: 1
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Which of the following statements describes a feature of the Home Buyers' Plan (HBP)?

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Suggested Answer: B

The Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) is a program that allows eligible first-time home buyers to withdraw up to $35,000 from their registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) to buy or build a qualifying home without paying any tax on the withdrawal. The withdrawn amount must be repaid to the RRSP over a period of up to 15 years, starting from the second year after the withdrawal. If the required repayment for a year is not made, it is added to the taxpayer's income and subject to tax. Therefore, option B describes a feature of the HBP. The other options are not correct descriptions of the HBP. Option A is false because to qualify as a first-time home buyer, you or your spouse must not have owned and lived in another home as your principal place of residence during the four-year period before the date of withdrawal. Option C is false because a qualifying home must be purchased or built before October 1 of the year following the year of withdrawal. Option D is false because if you have a spouse or common-law partner, each of you can withdraw up to $35,000 from your RRSPs, not $50,000. Reference: [Home Buyers' Plan (HBP)], [Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) - Canada.ca], [Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) | GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca]


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