Looking to buy your first home?
Whether it's a stylish condo….
A cozy townhouse…
Or something totally unique…
The First Home Savings Account (or F-H-S-A) could be the key to making it happen.
Here’s how it works…
You can contribute up to eight thousand dollars a year, with a lifetime contribution limit of 40 thousand dollars …
Contribution room begins to accumulate after your first F-H-S-A is opened and you can carry forward a maximum of eight thousand dollars of unused contribution room into the following year…
The F-H-S-A combines the tax benefits of both the R-R-S-P and T-F-S-A, so contributions are tax -deductible like with an R-R-S-P, and any withdrawals to purchase your qualifying home are tax-free like with a T-F-S-A…
Your investment earnings, such as interest or capital gains, grow tax-free…
And if you want to take your savings to the next level, you can combine your F-H-S-A with the R-R-S-P's Home Buyer’s Plan!
Together, they could give you up to 100-thousand dollars (plus any growth in the F-H-S-A) to put toward your down payment.
And – if you're buying with your partner or spouse – this number could double if they've contributed to their own F-H-S-A and R-R-S-P accounts!
You’ve got up to 15 years to use the F-H-S-A, and if homeownership isn’t in your future by then, you can transfer the funds to your R-R-S-P or R-R-I-F on a tax-free basis…
Or take out the money as a taxable withdrawal .
To be eligible for an F-H-S-A, you just need to be a Canadian resident, 18 or older, and a first-time home buyer.
It’s a simple, tax-smart way to help save for your first home!
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