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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
# _9 _7 q1 c& B: S7 H1 |+ T0 QStarting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward. # W* Y0 H+ d2 P
Contributions will not be deductible. 6 \$ n2 Z0 N/ C2 G2 c2 h5 f
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. - t: ~- }0 w& x X2 p& Q
Withdrawals will be tax-free.
" p$ \3 P6 ]1 k, G( fNeither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
! V1 W$ k5 S$ BWithdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. - |- W. o4 w& o& P0 B
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. # h1 T4 X9 M! C
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
! A6 a1 d2 G( t( W7 x' i+ m, vThe $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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