If I withdraw the money before my child pursues education after high school, will I have to pay taxes?
You will not be taxed on the amount you contributed to the RESP, but you will have to pay taxes on the money that you earned in your plan as interest. This money is called “accumulated income”. It will be taxed at your regular income tax level, plus an additional 20 percent.
If your child decides not to continue education after high school, you may withdraw the income earned in the RESP if:
all the persons named in the plan are at least 21 years old;
Post by poppop
这和在银行还是在代理公司买似乎没什么关系,倒是让人考虑买RESP本身到底是不是那么值了。理论上说买可以拿到政府补贴(最多也就1万左右吧),但是利息上的税可是够高的,(假设投资收益还不错),刨去种种因素,最多也从政府拿不到多少钱,取钱时还有种种的麻烦,孩子还无法申请L&B。。。
与其这样,不如不买呀。。。困惑中。。。