A tax-efficient series

05 January 2022 by National Bank Investments

The T Series is specifically designed for investors who want to receive a stable monthly income that is also tax-efficient.

T Series and its advantages

A stable source of income

The monthly amount paid is predictable, as it remains the same throughout the year. At the beginning of each year, this monthly amount is revised, up or down, to preserve the capital in the fund.

Tax-efficient income

Taxes vary depending on the type of income generated by the investments. Receiving distributions from a T Series can defer or reduce tax payable when some or all of the amount is paid in the form of a return of capital (ROC). Returns of capital are not taxable in the year in which they are received, unlike interest, dividends and capital gains.

Growth potential

If the fund's return is greater than the amount of monthly distributions paid, your initial investment may grow.

A smooth transition

When you’re ready to receive regular cash inflows from your non-registered savings, whether you’ve begun the transition to retirement or are already there, the T Series can meet your needs. At any time, it is possible, without tax implications, to exchange units from another fund series for T Series units, according to your particular needs.

What is a return of capital?

Since investors receive part of their own capital with each distribution, there is no tax payable on that portion. That portion is called a return of capital. There are no capital gains or losses until the investment is sold or the ROC is exhausted. These gains are taxed less than other types of investment income. In addition, deferring capital gains could reduce your taxation on these gains if your withdrawals occur when your tax bracket is lower as is often the case in retirement.

Taxation of investment income of $100 according to the various distributions*

	Interest ($)	Dividends ($)	Capital gains ($)	ROC ($)
Tax paid	53	40	27	0
Net return	47	60	73	100

Tax paid
Interest ($)	53
Dividends ($)	40
Capital gains ($)	27
ROC ($)	0

Net return
Interest ($)	47
Dividends ($)	60
Capital gains ($)	73
ROC ($)	100

*Illustration based on the highest combined marginal tax rates in Quebec applicable as follows:

Regular income and interest: 53.31%
Capital gains: 26.65%
Eligible dividends: 40.11%

Who should consider T Series funds?

T Series funds are suitable for a variety of investor profiles at various stages in life, such as when you:

are ready to start withdrawing your non-registered investments
want a stable source of monthly income
want to enjoy a more comfortable retirement
are already receiving benefits from government programs such as Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement or spousal and medical expense tax credits and want to continue to do so.

Scenario

For example, consider a client who wants to use their non-registered investments to receive regular monthly payments. He opted for a T Series balanced fund and invested $250,000 for a period of ten years. He achieves an annual return of 7%. It should be noted that the distribution level is around 5% of the fund’s net asset value as at December 31. The investor therefore receives part of his own capital with each distribution, he has no tax to pay on this portion. In addition, at the end of the period, the client recovers all of his initially invested capital as well as the income generated by the fund during this period.

Key Features of the T Series and SWPs

	T Series Fixed distributions	SWPs Systematic withdrawal plans
How it works	Fixed and predetermined monthly distributions The amount is reviewed annually.	Frequency and amount of withdrawals to be Automatic periodic sale of units in one or more mutual funds.
Flexibility	Available for the majority of funds. Possibility of reducing or eliminating any tax impact in the event of a transfer from one series to another of the same fund.	Possible to keep the same series of mutual funds held before retirement. Flexible amount determined by the client.
Taxation	Tax deferral maximized. No capital gains or losses until the investment is sold or ROC is exhausted.	Periodic sale of mutual fund units. Each sale may result in a capital gain or loss.
Adjustments	The amount of the monthly distribution is adjusted according to: Rate of payment of the fund Net asset value per unit at the end of the previous calendar year Number of units of the fund held at the time of distribution	In order not to exhaust the capital too quickly, the amount of withdrawals must be managed by the client.

How it works
T Series Fixed distributions	Fixed and predetermined monthly distributions The amount is reviewed annually.
SWPs Systematic withdrawal plans	Frequency and amount of withdrawals to be Automatic periodic sale of units in one or more mutual funds.

How it works

T Series
Fixed distributions

Fixed and predetermined monthly distributions
The amount is reviewed annually.

SWPs
Systematic withdrawal plans

Frequency and amount of withdrawals to be

Automatic periodic sale of units in one or more mutual funds.

Flexibility
T Series Fixed distributions	Available for the majority of funds. Possibility of reducing or eliminating any tax impact in the event of a transfer from one series to another of the same fund.
SWPs Systematic withdrawal plans	Possible to keep the same series of mutual funds held before retirement. Flexible amount determined by the client.

Taxation
T Series Fixed distributions	Tax deferral maximized. No capital gains or losses until the investment is sold or ROC is exhausted.
SWPs Systematic withdrawal plans	Periodic sale of mutual fund units. Each sale may result in a capital gain or loss.

Adjustments
T Series Fixed distributions	The amount of the monthly distribution is adjusted according to: Rate of payment of the fund Net asset value per unit at the end of the previous calendar year Number of units of the fund held at the time of distribution
SWPs Systematic withdrawal plans	In order not to exhaust the capital too quickly, the amount of withdrawals must be managed by the client.

Adjustments

T Series
Fixed distributions

The amount of the monthly distribution is adjusted according to:

Rate of payment of the fund
Net asset value per unit at the end of the previous calendar year
Number of units of the fund held at the time of distribution

SWPs
Systematic withdrawal plans

In order not to exhaust the capital too quickly, the amount of withdrawals must be managed by the client.

The profile and overall situation of each investor will determine the appropriate approach.

For more information, see the section on Advisor, T & T5 Series.

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