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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
/ ]: {9 x" F( jStarting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward. ) A2 F- P: H% j( A! R' w
Contributions will not be deductible. ) c: O5 [) `' e
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. 7 \1 i. o' a3 }% O+ [( o5 s/ X
Withdrawals will be tax-free. 5 W2 K8 X. M% W7 I% A$ I
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits. ' k8 |* @ V3 u' j
Withdrawals will create contribution room for future savings.
9 d' p+ j- L3 I+ |& OContributions 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. ! ?& P. f" w3 v$ ] V) \
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
1 \! U2 [5 M+ H0 dThe $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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