Question:
Is the investment fee of a living annuity tax deductible ?
Answer:
Alan, Great question, we asked it ourselves just recently. But the answer is "no", the investment fee of a living annuity is not tax deductible. Per the Tax Act, expenses may only be deducted if they are incurred in the production of income in the pursuit of a trade; the living annuity holder does not carry on a "trade" by buying a living annuity and therefore cannot claim the investment fee.