首次置业储蓄账户First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

 

轻松实现购房梦:认识首次置业储蓄账户(FHSA)

如果您是正在为购买第一套房子而储蓄的加拿大人,那么首次置业储蓄账户 绝对是您必须了解的工具。它在2023年推出,旨在帮助像您这样的首次购房者更轻松、更高效地积累首付款。

什么是FHSA?

FHSA是一个注册储蓄计划,它巧妙结合了注册退休储蓄计划(RRSP)和免税储蓄账户(TFSA)的主要优点:

  • 供款可抵税:像RRSP一样,您向FHSA的供款可以用于抵扣当年的应纳税收入,从而可能为您带来退税。

  • 投资收益免税增长:像TFSA一样,账户内的投资所产生的任何收益(如利息、资本收益)都是完全免税的。

  • 取款用于购房时免税:当您符合条件的取款用于购买第一套住房时,资金(包括供款和投资收益)将完全免税。

谁有资格开设FHSA?

您需要满足以下条件:

  • 是加拿大居民。

  • 年满18岁(或您所在省份的法定成年年龄)。

  • 持有有效的社会保险号(SIN)。

  • 首次购房者:在开户当年及之前四年内的任何时间,都没有拥有过自住物业。

关键规则一览

  • 供款限额:每年最多可存入 $8,000,终身供款上限为 $40,000

  • 未使用供款额度可结转:如果某年未存满$8,000,剩余额度可以结转至下一年使用,最多可结转$8,000。

  • 账户有效期:账户最长可开放 15年,或者在您年满71岁的年底关闭(以先到者为准)。

  • 合资格购房:取款必须用于在加拿大购买您的首套自住房

**为什么FHSA是首选?

对于首付储蓄来说,FHSA通常是比RRSP的购房者计划(HBP)或TFSA更优的选择,因为它同时提供了税务减免免税取款的双重好处。


总而言之,FHSA是加拿大政府2023年开始为应对高房价,助力首次购房者而推出最大方的计划。如果您符合资格,开设并利用FHSA进行储蓄,将是您迈向拥有自己家园的明智第一步。

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