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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
+ M( q, Z) r( G( l& i5 D3 tStarting 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. # s# k. T7 _0 H* L6 e
Contributions will not be deductible. : a I; i8 I7 t, o/ c' g
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed.
5 J7 V1 b! B8 `7 ?2 G* dWithdrawals will be tax-free. 3 [, u5 H4 c! |. m+ Z
Neither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
$ \6 \0 I- q, [, e: r6 iWithdrawals will create contribution room for future savings. % W( Z+ ?' b- @7 E
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. 8 r) I% N4 R/ t: o
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
7 J g1 f2 a! M* [' T, a/ |The $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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