John is a management consultant by profession, and he works as a freelance consultant for 3 prominent corporations in British Columbia.

Following are some personal details of John Deacon

1. Full Name - John David Deacon

2. Date of birth - April 14th, 1990

3. Status in Canada Canadian Citizen

John is married to Rachel and the Deacon family has one child; Blake who is currently 3 months old. (Rachel is a housewife). For the year 2021, John recorded a total income of $125,794 and qualifies for both the federal and provincial tax credits (the federal basic personal amount $13,808 applied at a 15% tax rate, the provincial basic personal amount $11,070 applied at a 5.06% tax rate). Furthermore, John donated $9,250 to a church located in Langley, BC.( John plans to claim all donations to reduce his effective tax rate)

John banks with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), in which he maintains a chequing and a savings account. On the day of filing tax Johns bank details were as follows;

Chequing account balance - $ 9,012 Savings account balance - $ 67,106

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The marginal tax rate for each tax bracket is as follows.

2021 Taxable Income

$0 to $42,184 $42,184 to $49,020 $49,020 to $84,369 $84,369 to $96,866 $96,866 to $98,040 $98,040 to $117,623 $117,623 to $151,978 $151,978 to $159,483 $159,483 to $216,511 $216,511 to 222,420 $222,420 +

2021 Combined Marginal Tax Rate

20.06% 22.70% 28.20% 31.00% 32.79% 38.29% 40.70% 44.02% 46.12% 49.80% 53.50%

Furthermore, John uses a visa credit card from RBC and his average spending per month amounts to $1,892. John currently lives on rent, and he plans to purchase his first apartment in the year 2027. Considering his forecasted income, he plans to purchase an apartment within a price range of $500,000 - $600,000 from the lower mainland.

John is currently looking for options to grow his funds as well as defer his tax through low-risk investment options. (He expects his income to grow every year). Hence, he is looking for your advice. Now, John is considering two options for his former objective

Registered Retired Savings Plan (RRSP)

Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA)

John has an RRSP contribution limit of $11,200 and a TFSA contribution limit of $9,600 for 2021.

Assume you are a financial consultant and you have received all the above information regarding John, and he wishes to clarify the following from you. An extract from his email to you is as follows;

To Financial Consultant From John Deacon

Dear Financial Consultant,

Considering my financial situation and future plans, can you please compile a report which addresses the following;

1. The amount of tax I will pay to the CRA (without any contributions to RRSP or TFSA)

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2. I am planning to invest $10,000 in an RRSP with a rate of return of 4% per annum which would mature in 5 years time (Guaranteed Investment Certificate). If I go ahead with this initiative.

a. Calculate the revised tax payable to the CRA along with the former contribution to the RRSP.

b. Advise/Recommend me, when my investment grows, how will this defer my tax while in the RRSP?

c. Advise/Recommend me of the implications if I access funds in the RRSP to buy my first home.

3. I am also interested in a TFSA; can you please advise me on the following;

a. How does a TFSA differ from an RRSP?

b. Recommend me as to how does the TFSA fits into my portfolio? What should I

invest in?

c. Recommend me, how much should I invest in a single TFSA investment?

considering my financial situation (Mention any related fees related to this initiative)

Best Regards, John Deacon.

Requirement;

Considering the above, you are required to compile a report which would address the above

questions posted to you from John making assumptions where necessary.

Cover Page

Table of content

Introduction

Detailed explanation to the questions posted by John via email. (3 Questions)

Conclusion

Appendix (calculations, tables, charts, statistics, and all other related data)