This can be an advantage or a disadvantage depending on
marginal tax bracket when you put the money in versus when you make the withdrawal.
Not exact matches
Having said that, the capital gain rates are pretty low, so we're historically,
when you look at capital gain rates — Jackie could probably talk to this even more historically — but if you're not in the top
marginal tax bracket, your federal rate is 15 %.
Many American taxpayers also struggle with figuring out how our
marginal income
tax brackets work, which is very important
when you file your
taxes.
Even the government almost agrees after compromising by raising the income level for
when the highest
marginal tax bracket kicks in to ~ $ 400,000 from $ 200,000 back in 2013.
When you move up a
marginal tax rate, only that portion of your income that falls into the higher Federal Income Tax bracket is taxed at the higher ra
tax rate, only that portion of your income that falls into the higher Federal Income
Tax bracket is taxed at the higher ra
Tax bracket is
taxed at the higher rate.
One of the common misconceptions of RRSPs is that you have to be in a lower
marginal tax bracket in retirement than
when you made the contribution.
Of course, there are lots of cases where this won't be exactly right, such as if you are on the edge of a
marginal tax bracket or
when reducing your taxable income will entitle you to special
tax breaks (like the child
tax credit).
When you finally withdraw the money, you'll have to pay
tax, but for most Canadians they'll end up paying less
tax because their income in retirement is less than during their working years, putting them in a lower
marginal tax bracket.
The calculation is especially useful
when investors considering an investment in municipal bonds know if their income will breach one of the seven
marginal tax brackets in the U.S. (10 %, 12 %, 22 %, 24 %, 32 %, 35 %, and 37 %).
My suggestion would be to wager on the lower end as most pre-
tax accounts can be converted to Roth in a year
when you may be in a lower
marginal tax bracket.
The only thing I would point out is that since deductions work against your highest
tax -
bracket income first, you should be using your
marginal (highest)
tax rate rather than your effective (average)
tax rate
when considering the benefit of a mortgage interest deduction.
So
when you start withdrawing money for your retirement paycheck, 100 % of it is taxable at your highest ordinary
marginal income
tax bracket.
When someone asks what
tax bracket you fall into, they generally want to know your «
marginal tax rate».
Also,
when a high - earner retired, their
marginal tax bracket on ordinary income was usually cut in half.
You can start contributing early, and save the deductions for
when you are earning more money, and hence in a higher
marginal tax bracket.