Liability without control: The curious case of pension income splitting

Frances Woolley

No 07-06, Carleton Economic Papers from Carleton University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Canadian pensioners are now allowed to split income from an employer pension and, for people 65 and older, income from a registered retirement income fund, RRSP annuity and some other forms of annuitites. In this commentary I argue that pension income splitting has no efficiency benefits, while involveing significant revenue sacrifices.

Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2007-07, Revised 2007
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Published: Revised version in Canadian Tax Journal, Vol. 55, No. 3 (2007), pp. 603–625

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