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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work / ?' N4 X1 [% ` Z8 f, N( j0 [9 X
Starting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward. + N. [8 ?- X8 I; i: P# v1 @+ Q
Contributions will not be deductible.
. X+ z) M3 P$ X- mCapital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed.
- S- V$ x% E _6 `4 z7 X0 C6 |3 VWithdrawals will be tax-free. 7 {+ e% N$ x8 d
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits. 6 [4 O2 W' D% k) x- F
Withdrawals will create contribution room for future savings.
( Q; h( G! [; mContributions to a spouse’s or common-law partner’s TFSA will be allowed, and TFSA assets will be transferable to the TFSA of a spouse or common-law partner upon death. ) m, _, f/ G/ `' P5 l8 S- T
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
/ X/ S7 _$ w+ J4 G2 D, i0 f. gThe $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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