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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
0 O9 p* \0 I, ?1 HStarting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward.
8 l8 p ^) Y+ TContributions will not be deductible.
9 k: Y& c T7 v4 Q2 }Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. ) |4 J5 }" f0 Z/ }+ B( Z+ F
Withdrawals will be tax-free. + h4 ^+ E! m' i: r2 G! f# ~
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
, f2 s" o; x% g) u' `$ KWithdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. + ^- ~6 U. |, b& N6 {2 ~1 j
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( I# i* t4 q7 m' `
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
- c* t5 j- q* ^ V% e7 Y6 H8 |The $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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