Not exact matches
One note
for high earners, however: A backdoor Roth IRA
strategy, which involves converting a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA, may allow you to sidestep these
income limits.
Given that the average
income of UKIP voters is lower than that of supporters of the other main parties, and that households with
incomes of # 30,000 a year or more are amongst those least likely to vote UKIP, the emphasis on tax cuts
for middle and
higher earners seems like an odd
strategy.
If you plan to use this
strategy, be aware that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) insists that you leave the money in the spousal RRSP
for up to three years after the
higher -
income spouse has made a deposit, otherwise, it's taxed in the
higher earner's hands.
One note
for high earners, however: A backdoor Roth IRA
strategy, which involves converting a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA, may allow you to sidestep these
income limits.
I think part of why the government is so eager to crank minimum wage isn't only socialist ideology and desire to buy votes, it also pushes more Canadian wages into a taxable range, or even
higher tax brackets, and low -
income earners are unlikely to use tax - avoidance
strategies (which means guaranteed additional
income for the government.)
The backdoor Roth IRA is a
strategy that has been used
for higher income earners to take advantage of tax - free growth by making a contribution directly into a traditional IRA (step 1) and then converting it into a Roth (step 2).
But
for high -
income earners who do save on taxes by itemizing their deductions, Jariwala believes the loss of such
strategies will probably outweigh any «relatively small» hike in standard deductions.