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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work + W2 m3 Y# c/ K) L
Starting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward.
' H4 Y/ Z/ E+ S' D8 G* `9 JContributions will not be deductible. p. q$ B, f3 A1 k$ f
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. ) l5 c6 s' T5 B' `+ l
Withdrawals will be tax-free. % W+ J3 X$ N9 q8 A1 _! O
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
' `( b4 t% m3 a+ m$ | j" M* ~Withdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. " \! h/ @7 h7 ~4 m, K1 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. * r6 k4 Q) C; n6 u; z
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
2 N5 B5 H' e3 u, `% cThe $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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