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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
1 T: b5 `; T8 f$ fStarting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward.
: u) R/ Q- u4 d- RContributions will not be deductible. : ], ^4 L: Y, I5 ]( R
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. ' I G- O. S0 g. v4 [
Withdrawals will be tax-free.
6 X! n0 ]; }0 bNeither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits. / D3 K2 o" a) B/ E( O+ G/ o7 A& q
Withdrawals will create contribution room for future savings.
3 e9 g/ ^3 ?# o1 HContributions to a spouse’s or common-law partner’s TFSA will be allowed, and TFSA assets will be transferable to the TFSA of a spouse or common-law partner upon death. 3 P+ a4 S" @6 Y$ Z
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments.
" ]: f5 @" z0 K5 \( M; P% S& VThe $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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