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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
# T/ P! s! y4 ?& ^7 c$ i. c UStarting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward.
9 l$ w$ ?. q$ l* AContributions will not be deductible. : G! O5 U* r8 o3 ]0 X
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed.
/ {: V `9 G) z( v6 oWithdrawals will be tax-free. 3 E* m. i9 t/ e* {# c
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
4 }- h2 X" z- y& Z ^7 H: e* p: kWithdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. & y2 @: o9 a5 l! e" @8 P* O
Contributions 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. 6 ]* Z! A2 P2 A, A, a @
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
8 o$ H3 A( ?# iThe $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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