{"id":636,"date":"2023-01-24T15:32:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisor.wellington-altus.ca\/danielsondyck\/?p=636"},"modified":"2023-11-27T15:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:55:59","slug":"tax-free-first-home-savings-account-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisor.wellington-altus.ca\/evolved-wealth-advisors\/2023\/01\/24\/tax-free-first-home-savings-account-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax-Free First Home Savings Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c0de8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c0de8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08f1f94\" data-id=\"08f1f94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1da9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a1da9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wellington-altus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tax-free-first-home-savings-account-01.2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download this article as a PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a045e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a045e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dc8394\" data-id=\"9dc8394\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19d313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e19d313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>On November 3, 2022, the Department of Finance released updated draft legislative proposals outlining the First Home Savings Account (\u201cFHSA\u201d). The FHSA was first introduced in the 2022 Federal Budget to address the increasing difficulty Canadians are experiencing in buying a first home due to rising real estate values. The FHSA is intended to help Canadians save and fulfill their dreams of home ownership.\u00a0<strong>Due to the changes to the draft legislation, our previously published commentary on this topic is no longer completely accurate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c45cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c45cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96280d0\" data-id=\"96280d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fa8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31fa8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<h5><span lang=\"EN-US\">What is a FHSA?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p2\">An FHSA is a new registered account that will provide the <b>opportunity for Canadians to save up to $40,000 on a tax-free basis to put towards purchasing their first home in Canada.\u00a0<\/b>It combines the benefits of tax-deductible contributions as with a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (\u201cRRSP\u201d) and tax-free withdrawals as with a Tax-Free Savings Account (\u201cTFSA\u201d). FHSAs will be available at Wellington-Altus starting in\u00a0<b>Fall, 2023<\/b>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e9465 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e9465\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-697a9f6\" data-id=\"697a9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21340bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21340bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Who can open an FHSA?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">To open an FHSA, an individual must be:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Resident in Canada;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>At least 18 years of age; and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>A first-time home buyer (i.e., has not lived in a housing unit that they owned at any time in the calendar year the FHSA is opened or in the prior four calendar years).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e93224 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e93224\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85a6cc6\" data-id=\"85a6cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199beb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"199beb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Contributions to an FHSA<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Like the RRSP, contributions to an FHSA are tax deductible, reducing the contributor\u2019s taxable income. An individual:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u2022\u00a0<\/i>Has an\u00a0<b>annual contribution limit of $8,000 per year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>\u2022\u00a0<\/i>Has a\u00a0<b>maximum lifetime contribution limit of $40,000.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>\u2022\u00a0<\/i>May have multiple FHSA\u2019s but must adhere to the contribution limits on a combined basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92e3402 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92e3402\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c36a2\" data-id=\"c7c36a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2be750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2be750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u2022\u00a0<\/i>Like other registered plans, a 1% penalty tax will apply on a monthly basis to contributions in excess of FHSA limits<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u2022\u00a0<\/i>Unlike other registered plans, the FHSA must be opened in order for contribution room to be calculated, it is not automatic<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-616ddd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"616ddd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8127dbf\" data-id=\"8127dbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafb2e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cafb2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p2\">Contributions to an FHSA are deductible in the calendar year in which they are made, however contributions can be carried forward and deducted in a future year. As well, unused annual contribution room is carried forward and can be used in a subsequent year.<\/p>\n<h5>Other key FHSA contribution details:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>If funds are borrowed to contribute to an FHSA, the interest will not be deductible for income tax purposes.<\/li>\n<li>FHSAs can only hold \u201cqualified investments\u201d which include publicly traded securities, mutual funds, GICs, and government and corporate bonds.<\/li>\n<li>The proposed legislation allows for amounts to be directly transferred from an individual\u2019s RRSP to their FHSA within the annual and lifetime contribution limits. However, amounts transferred from an RRSP to fund the FHSA will not generate an additional tax deduction and reinstate RRSP contribution room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7354491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7354491\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d59f151\" data-id=\"d59f151\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8e99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8e99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Withdrawals from an FHSA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like the TFSA, the FHSA allows the withdrawal of funds on a tax-free basis. To qualify, all of the following must be true:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The individual is a resident of Canada throughout the period between the withdrawal from the FHSA and the acquisition of the qualifying home.<\/li>\n<li>A written agreement is in place to buy or build a home in Canada before October 1st of the year following the date of the withdrawal.<\/li>\n<li>The individual intends to occupy the home as their principal residence within one year after buying or building it.<\/li>\n<li>The withdrawal is made within 30 days of acquiring the qualifying home.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Provided the individual meets the conditions mentioned above, the entire amount of available FHSA funds may be withdrawn tax-free in a single withdrawal or in a series of withdrawals.<\/p>\n<p>If amounts from an FHSA are withdrawn and not used to purchase a qualifying home, the amount of the withdrawal will be included in the income of the individual and taxed at their marginal rates.<\/p>\n<p>One notable change to the proposed legislation was the ability for an individual to make use of both an FHSA withdrawal and a Home Buyers\u2019 Plan withdrawal in respect of the same qualifying home purchase. The originally released draft legislation prevented the combination of these two programs on the same purchase.<\/p>\n<h5>Closing or Winding-up an FHSA<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>An individual\u2019s FHSA will cease to be an FHSA at the end of the calendar year after the year in which the earliest of the following events occurs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 14th anniversary of the individual first opening an FHSA;<\/li>\n<li>The individual turns 70 years old; and<\/li>\n<li>The individual first makes a qualifying withdrawal from an FHSA (as discussed above).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any savings not used to purchase a qualifying home can be transferred on a tax-free basis into a RRSP\/ RRIF or withdrawn on a taxable basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example.\u00a0<\/strong>A 30-year-old individual opens their first FHSA in 2023 and purchases their first home in 2029. All their FHSAs must be closed by the earlier of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December 31, 2030 \u2013 the end of the year following the year of withdrawal;<\/li>\n<li>December 31, 2038 \u2013 the end of the year following the 14th anniversary year; or<\/li>\n<li>December 31, 2064 \u2013 the end of the year following the year the individual turns 70.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 3, 2022, the Department of Finance released updated draft legislative proposals outlining the First Home Savings Account (\u201cFHSA\u201d). The FHSA was first introduced in the 2022 Federal Budget to address the increasing difficulty Canadians are experiencing in buying a first home due to rising real estate values. 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