If you have never contributed to a tax free savings account tfsa and you were eligible and at least 18 years of age in 2009 the first year the tfsa was available you should be able to contribute up to the full amount.
Total tfsa contribution room 2018.
How much tfsa contribution room do i have 2009 2018.
The annual tfsa dollar limit for the years 2016 to 2018 was 5 500.
The tfsa annual room limit will be indexed to inflation and rounded to the nearest 500.
The tfsa contribution limit for 2018 will remain 5 500.
If you re confused about what your unused tfsa contribution room is you can also find it on your notice of assessment or via my cra account.
If you have been eligible to contribute to the tfsa since its inception you will have accumulated a total contribution room of 75 500 by january 1 2021.
The calculated unround indexed amount in 2018 will reach 5 722.
Your tfsa contribution room increases every year after you turn 18.
Total tfsa room for 2021 13 000.
In 2017 the consumer price index has fallen from 2 1 in january to 1 4 in october reaching a low of 1 in june.
Over the next two years jane got raises at work and really prioritized saving in her life.
She was able to contribute 15 000 to her tfsa in 2017 and 20 000 in 2018.
Since tfsa contribution room is rounded to the nearest 500.
Here are the limits for each year since inception.
The indexation adjustment for personal income tax and benefit amounts is 1 5 for 2018 which is not enough to raise the tfsa limit to the next 500 increment.
The annual tfsa dollar limit for the year 2019 is 6 000.
This left her with 41 500 in tfsa contribution room.
Since the inception of the tax free savings account tfsa in 2009 canadian residents who are over the age of 18 with a social insurance number have been allowed to contribute up to the table below on annual basis.
For 2021 jane has a total contribution room of 13 000.
Annual tfsa contribution limits.
In total jane would have now contributed 40 000.
Our wiki article tax free savings account has been updated to show the contribution limits that go into effect for 2018.
The total since the beginning and up to 2021 is 75 500 all of the profits made within a tfsa is completely tax free.
If you have been contributing to a tfsa and are not sure of your current contribution room balance you can find that information on canada revenue s my account or call them directly on 1 800 267 6999.
Your annual tfsa contribution room increase can be found here currently it s 6 000 year indexed to inflation your tfsa contribution room can be carried forward indefinitely.