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When using Pension splitting why does the pension earner's income not go down in the income summary?

trycke — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:36:52 GMT

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TurboTax_Susan — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:46:55 GMT

Are you using TurboTax CD/Download or TurboTax Online?

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MacN62 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:43:24 GMT

I am having the same issue using Turbotax download. In the Total Income Summary the split pension shows up on one spouse but isn't removed from the other spouse.

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TurboTax_Susan — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:30:01 GMT

If you look at the actual T1 form, is the split amount shown on line 21000 of the transferring spouse's or common-law partner's return and on line 11600 of the receiving spouse's or common-law partner's return?

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MacN62 — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:38:26 GMT

Yes it is, thank you.

BUT, now I can see that the pension splitting optimizer is NOT working correctly. My spouse and I both have pension income BUT my spouses is higher. When I use the optimizer it tells me to split exactly 50% of my spouses pension income which ends up making my total income much higher than my spouses. The optimizer SHOULD equalize the total incomes should it not?

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TurboTaxAniqua — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:28:08 GMT

@MacN62 Using an optimizer is optional. It doesn't equalize the split amount. You can always adjust to a different amount that you would like to split.