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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
1 l$ _4 y r# c7 R ~. N: @/ w# [Starting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward. / [" z+ n4 e1 p9 c8 Z- E
Contributions will not be deductible.
' y: i9 f2 C5 ]; OCapital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. , V+ P& i$ ^ E# m, P( }( t
Withdrawals will be tax-free.
8 _2 i3 A# M; I2 s/ G' R4 B- i; M0 g. INeither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits. 1 {6 y; S7 v( j; `2 V+ Y! K# \, r" g4 f
Withdrawals will create contribution room for future savings.
+ E6 R% }1 H; X6 u9 x. bContributions 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+ t# W( k) x, }8 @, X5 {
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
. o/ J; s: C; l+ @The $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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