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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work + e2 m! u: r1 `$ `. Z2 R" O
Starting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward.
5 L- M# ~5 X S5 a4 pContributions will not be deductible. ! O `8 _* v, A+ V5 X
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. * i- M& O8 p& H7 B v& q) z$ k
Withdrawals will be tax-free. 7 Z5 `; \# x7 C+ N4 Z
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
& r. A; E6 p5 H3 o! ] q) xWithdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. ( O) k7 W0 S$ O/ T0 M
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. ! E0 \1 V! T, V& t+ R: @: g
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
- ?. @( R) b1 _The $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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