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The perks and privilege of TFSAs
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Save more with tax-free growthInvestments grow tax-free while inside the TFSA, so you don’t have to include any earnings in your income.
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Keep more with tax-free withdrawalsWithdrawals can be made from the TFSA at any time for any purpose. Withdrawals are generally not considered as taxable income nor subject to tax.
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No impact to your government benefitsNo income you receive or withdrawals you make from a TFSA will affect your eligibility to receive income-tested benefits such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement, Canada Child Tax Benefit or Old Age Security benefits. Since withdrawals do not count as income for tax purposes, they do not raise your tax rate either.
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THE NITTY-GRITTY: everything you need to know about TFSAs
Any individual that is a resident of Canada who:
- has a valid SIN and
- who is 18 years of age or older
Did you know if you’ve never opened a TFSA, you can contribute up to $81,500 today?*
Since 2009, the Canadian government has set a maximum amount that qualified Canadians can contribute to their TFSA every year, regardless of income.
Unused TFSA contribution room can be carried forward indefinitely to future years. If you didn’t contribute the maximum amount in a given year, you’re allowed to “catch up” in the future, within the overall limits of your TFSA contribution room limits.
The following chart shows the contribution limits for each year that the TFSA has been available.
| Year | Contribution limit | Year | Contribution limit |
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| 2009 | $5,000 | 2016 | $5,500 |
| 2010 | $5,000 | 2017 | $5,500 |
| 2011 | $5,000 | 2018 | $5,500 |
| 2012 | $5,000 | 2019 | $6,000 |
| 2013 | $5,500 | 2020 | $6,000 |
| 2014 | $5,500 | 2021 | $6,000 |
| 2015 | $10,000 | 2022 | $6,000 |
| * Total | $81,500 | ||
* That's right, if you turned 18 in or before 2009 and have never contributed to a TFSA before, you could contribute $81,500 today!
At any point, if you contribute more than the total allowed contribution limit, the over-contribution amount will be subject to a tax penalty.
Withdrawals can be made from the TFSA at any time for any purpose.
Withdrawals are typically not considered as taxable income and are not subject to tax. Because withdrawals are not considered as taxable income, they will generally not trigger government benefit clawbacks or affect tax credits.
Here's a little added bonus: any withdrawals from your TFSA are added to your TFSA contribution room limit in the following year, so you can recontribute the amount you withdrew in a future year.
- Account is funded with after-tax dollars (no tax deduction for contributions)
- Earnings growth in plan is tax-sheltered (no tax on any investment growth)
- No tax on any withdrawals
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