RE:An “Eligible Dividend for Canadian Income Tax purposes”The above posters are correct you have to buy the trading day before the ex-div to get the div.
If the shares are held outside of a registered account the CRA gives a dividend tax credit for qualified stocks. It will depend on your tax situation but a good rule of thumb is:
Income 100% taxed
Dividends 67% taxed
Capital Gains 50% taxed
No tax on TFSAs
Full tax on RRSPs upon withdrawl.
GLTA
Central1951 wrote: What does this mean?
Is there special treatment for Cardinal dividends by CRA?
Ex dividend date is Jan 30th which is a Monday so is the latest we can buy to become a shareholder of record (Jan 31) THURSDAY JAN 26th
Looking for a swift reply because today is Jan 25