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TFSA limit set at $6,000 for 2021

December 14, 2020

Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) were introduced in 2009 to as a way Canadians 18 years of age or older could save and invest money tax-free during their lifetime – either for retirement or for any other purpose.

TFSA contributions are made with after tax dollars, but income earned by the amounts contributed as well as any gains inside it are tax-free, even when withdrawn.

The contribution limit is set each year and increases based on inflation. The maximum amount for 2021 has been set at $6,000.   Unused TFSA contribution room can be carried forward and any amounts withdrawn in the current year can only be put back in the following year.

  • The 2021 contribution of $6,000 is unchanged from 2019
  • The total contribution room available in 2021 for someone who has never contributed and has been eligible for the TFSA since its introduction is $75,500.
  • The annual limit is indexed to inflation and rounded to the nearest $500. The Canada Revenue Agency’s indexation increase for 2020 is 1.9%.
  • Anyone 18 or older is eligible to open a TFSA and contribution room accumulates beginning in the year they turn 18.

 

TFSA contribution limits

For 2009 -2012:                                 $5,000

For 2013 and 2014:                           $5,500

For 2015:                                           $10,000

For 2016, 2017, and 2018:                $5,500

For 2019, 2020, 2021:                       $6,000

 

Federal tax bracket thresholds for 2020

The 33.0% tax rate begins at taxable income of over $214,368, up from $210,371 in 2019

The 29.0% tax rate begins at taxable income of over $150,473, up from $147,667 in 2019

The 26.0% tax rate begins at taxable income of over $97,069, up from $95,259 in 2019

The 20.5% tax rate begins at taxable income of over $48,535, up from $47,630 in 2019

The basic personal amount for 2020 is $12,298, up from $12,069 in 2019

 

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/registered-plans-administrators/pspa/mp-rrsp-dpsp-tfsa-limits-ympe.html

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