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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
7 l% u, R: V/ \# h- e3 {Starting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward. 9 w$ }6 M3 [: ]0 i
Contributions will not be deductible. " v& |2 O' q( H$ I4 O8 M
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. & |3 K+ [# c. I$ Q
Withdrawals will be tax-free.
+ N0 a4 Z* n1 ~4 e# |) @Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits. ; f/ ?7 N3 L# \9 }: d1 H
Withdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. 1 X/ ]4 d1 [0 l& @6 _0 Z
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.
9 v9 `3 b" w9 H; u# |" `Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments. # Q& A6 `8 F( E3 K: a( W7 h$ z
The $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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