Not exact matches
You can withdraw up to $ 25,000 ($ 50,000 per couple) without
paying tax to use toward the downpayment, and you're required to
pay it
back within 15 years.
You would be able to carry the loss
back to a prior year's income, if there was taxable income
within the past three years (
taxes paid in that period would be refunded immediately) or the losses could be used against future income to decrease the
taxes payable in those future years.
However, if you fail to
pay the loan
back within 5 years, you would likely owe the
tax and 10 % penalty (which would be fine for this comparison), however, you also run the risk of being unable to further contribute to the 401K plan after that, though I have no idea how often that last part of the rule is enforced.
There are drawbacks to this — such as missing out on
tax - free compounding — but borrowing from your 401k may be a better option than pulling your money out completely; it will be much cheaper since no penalty will be exercised, just as long as you
pay the money
back with interest
within five years.
Since my spouse is attending university and we plan to buy a house
within 5 years, I have access to 45K from my RRSPS without penalty,
tax free * (I do however, have to
pay them
back within 10 years or else I must declare them as income).
70 % of those who use home equity to
pay off their credit card debt (although it seems logical given the lower interest rates and the
tax benefits) typically spend themselves right
back into the same credit card debt
within 1 - 2 years... plus they now have home equity debt.
If you fail to tell the
tax credits office that any of your circumstances have changed
within one month, you could be fined # 300 as well as
paying back any overpayments.
You can take money without
paying taxes and penalties on it during a rollover, but the money has to be
back in an IRA
within 60 days.
In addition, surrendering
within 2 years of the commencement of the policy will lead to the
tax deduction on the premium
paid under 80C being added
back to your income in the year of surrender.