Reporting pension income

Pre-test question

Select True or False

Individuals are eligible to claim pension income splitting for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and old age security (OAS).

  • True
  • False

Instructions

  1. Open the tax software
  2. Review the Background information and Required slips (tax slips, receipts, etc.)
  3. Provide all required information for the appropriate sections of the tax software
  4. Once completed, compare your results with the solution provided
  5. Afterwards, refer to Key points of the tax software and the Takeaway points

Background information

Situation

Nadia is currently unemployed, has no income and is married to Alexei. Alexei is retired and receives income from the CPP, OAS, interest on their investments, and superannuation (registered pension plan).

Identification information

Category Value
Name Alexei Reznikov
Social insurance number (SIN) 000 000 000
Address 123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Date of birth (DOB) October 2, 1959
Marital status Married to:
Nadia Reznikov on July 23, 1983
SIN: 000 000 000
DOB: April 23, 1961

Required slips

T4A – Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income (for Alexei)

T4A – Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income (for Alexei)

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T4A – Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income
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Payer’s name: Bank of Canada
Recipient’s name and address:
Last name: Reznikov
First name: Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province  X0X 0X0
Box 012: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 016: Pension or superannuation – line 11500: 23,709.56
Box 022: Income tax deducted – line 43700: 2,046.00

T4A(OAS) – Statement of Old Age Security (for Alexei)

T4A(OAS) – Statement of Old Age Security (for Alexei)
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T4A(OAS) – Statement of Old Age Security
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Issued by: Service Canada
Reznikov, Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province  X0X 0X0
Box 12: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 18: Taxable pension paid: 6,778.44
Box 22: Income tax deducted: 0.00

T4A(P) – Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits (for Alexei)

T4A(P) – Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits (for Alexei)

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T4A(P) – Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits
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Issued by: Service Canada
Reznikov, Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province  X0X 0X0
Box 12: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 23: Number of months – retirement: 12
Box 22: Income tax deducted: 0.00
Box 14: Retirement benefit: 15,828.00

T5 – Statement of Investment Income (for Alexei)

T5 – Statement of Investment Income (for Alexei)

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T5 – Statement of Investment Income
Protected B
Recipient’s name (last name first) and address:
Reznikov, Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province  X0X 0X0
Payer’s name and address:
Bank 1
456 Main Street
City, Province  X0X 0X0
Box 13: Interest from Canadian sources: 85.00
Box 22: Recipient identification number: 000000000

Review your results

Solution to Reporting pension income.

Key points of the tax software

Important note

To access complete instructions on the various steps of entering data into the software, click on the title of each section below.

 
Alexei's interview

Spouse interview type

  • Click Spouse interview type in the left-side menu
  • Select Complete information (recommended) from the What information will you provide for your spouse? drop-down menu

Pensions and saving plans - T4A, T4A(OAS), T4A(P)

  • Click Interview setup in the left-side menu
  • Tick the box next to Pension income, other income and split pension income, COVID-19 benefits (T4A, T4FHSA, T4A(OAS), T4A(P), T4-RCA, T4RSP, T4RIF, T1032) in the Pension and other income section
  • Click T4A, T4FHSA and pension income in the left-side menu
  • Click the + signs next to: 
    • T4A – Pension, retirement, annuity, and other income (COVID-19 benefits)
    • T4A(OAS) – Old age security pension income
    • T4A(P) – Statement of Canada or Québec pension plan benefits
  • Enter the amounts for each tax slip into the corresponding fields

Interest and other investment income (T5)

  • Click Interview setup in the left-side menu
  • Tick the box next to Interest, investment income and carrying charges/interest expenses/CNIL (T3, T5, T4PS, T5008, RC359) in the Investment income and expenses section
  • Click Interest, investment income and carrying charges in the left-side menu
  • Click the + sign next to T5 – Investment income
  • Enter the amounts from Alexei’s T5
Nadia's interview
  • To complete Nadia’s Interview setup, ensure there are no boxes ticked in any section

Takeaway points

Elected split-pension amount

Old age security

CPP or QPP benefits

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