FP2 Exam Dumps - Financial Planning II (FPII)

Jo and Jordan should generally hold the cottage as tenants in common because each wants his or her ownership interest ultimately to pass to the respective children from a previous marriage.

Under a tenancy in common, each co-owner holds a distinct undivided interest in the property. That interest forms part of the owner's estate at death and can therefore be transferred under a will to designated beneficiaries. The ownership percentages can also be equal or unequal depending on how the acquisition is structured.

A joint tenancy produces a fundamentally different estate-planning consequence because it normally carries a right of survivorship. When one joint tenant dies, the deceased owner's interest ordinarily passes automatically to the surviving joint tenant rather than through the deceased's estate. That structure could frustrate Jo and Jordan's objective because the surviving spouse could ultimately obtain the entire cottage, leaving the deceased spouse's children without the intended property interest.

“Freehold” and “fee simple” describe forms or quality of ownership rather than the appropriate co-ownership arrangement between the spouses.

Therefore, tenancy in common provides the control and testamentary flexibility required in this blended-family situation.

FPII reference/topic: Estate Planning — property ownership; joint tenancy versus tenancy in common; right of survivorship; blended-family estate planning.

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Both a RRIF and a LIF provide retirement income and are subject to prescribed minimum annual withdrawals. The distinguishing feature of a LIF is that it contains pension money that remains subject to locking-in legislation. Consequently, in addition to the minimum required withdrawal, the amount that may normally be withdrawn from a LIF is subject to an annual maximum.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions confirms that federally regulated LIFs have minimum and maximum annual withdrawal limits. The minimum is governed by income-tax rules, while pension standards legislation determines the maximum.

A conventional RRIF does not impose this pension-based maximum withdrawal limit. Once the required minimum has been taken, the annuitant may generally withdraw additional amounts, although those amounts remain taxable.

Option A is incorrect because there is no universal rule requiring all LIF holders to purchase a life annuity at age 80. Option B incorrectly describes the permitted source of LIF assets; LIFs are primarily funded from locked-in pension arrangements, not simply retirement compensation arrangements. Option D is also incorrect because taxable RRIF withdrawals do not become tax-free merely because they represent the prescribed minimum.

FPII reference/topic: Retirement Planning — RRIFs; LIFs; locked-in pension assets; minimum and maximum retirement withdrawals.

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