Transfer from a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) to another TFSA on breakdown of marriage or common-law
partnership (cont’d)
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Who should use this form and why?
ThisformisforusebyaTFSAholderorthetransferor,orforaTFSAholder’sspouseortransferee,torequestthetransferofanamountintheholder’s
TFSAtotheTFSAoftheholder’sspousewhere:
• thoseindividualsareorwerespouses;
• thetransferisrequiredaspartofthedivisionofpropertyinthesettlementoftheindividuals’rightswithrespecttothebreakdownofmarriageor
common-lawpartnership;and
• thetransferisinaccordancewiththetermsofavalidorder.
If you are the individual FROM whose TFSA an amount is to be transferred:
CompleteAreaIoftheformandtake,orsendtheformoryourwritteninstructions,tothetransferor(yourfinancialinstitution)oryour
financialadvisor.IfyoudonothavecompleteinformationabouttheTFSAtowhichtheamountistobetransferred,thetransferee(the
financialinstitutionofyourspouse)cancompletePartCofAreaI.
If you are the individual TO whose TFSA an amount is to be transferred:
Providethetransferor,throughyourfinancialinstitutionoryourfinancialadvisor,withthisformoryourwritteninstructions,includinga
copyoftheorderifrequested(youcanincludeacopyoftheordertothetransferorsealedinanenvelope).
Area I: TheholderwhorequeststhetransfercompletesandsignsAreaI.AtransferorwhocompletesAreaIfortheholdercanattach
writteninstructionsfromtheholderrequestingthedirecttransfer,inplaceofasignature.Ifthetransferordoesnothavecomplete
informationaboutthespouse’sTFSA,thetransfereecancompletePartCofAreaI.
Area II: ThetransfereecompletesandsignsAreaII,anditiscountersignedbythespouse.Thetransfereecanattachwritteninstructions
fromthespouseacknowledgingthecertification,inplaceofacountersignature.
Area III:ThetransferorcompletesandsignsAreaIII.
Are there any tax implications?
NoamounttransferredinaccordancewiththisformisreportedasaTFSAwithdrawaloracontributiontoaTFSAforincometaxpurposes,
nordoessuchatransferalterthepermittedTFSAcontributionsofeitherindividual.Donotissueataxreceiptfortaxpurposes.
Definitions
Holder:ThepersonwhoisentitledtoreceivedistributionsfromaTFSAasdefinedinsection146.2oftheIncome Tax Act.
Income Tax Act:The Income Tax Act(Canada).
Individual account number:Thenumericaloralphanumericidentifierassignedbytheissuertotheindividualaccount,contract,certificate,
annuity,depositorotherqualifiedinvestmentidentifiedinsubsection146.2(1)oftheIncome Tax Act,withwhomaholderhasacontractor
arrangementthattheissuerhasfiledwiththeMinisterofNationalRevenuetoregisterasaTFSA.
Issuer:Apersonofferingqualifyingarrangementswhoisauthorizedtoprovidetrusteeservices,annuitiescontractsordeposits,asdefinedin
subsection146.2(1)oftheIncome Tax Act.
Order:Adecree,orderorjudgementofacompetenttribunal,orawrittenseparationagreement.
Spouse:Aspouseorcommon-lawpartneroftheholderoraformerspouseorformercommon-lawpartneroftheholderasdefinedunder
theIncome Tax Act.
Tax-Free Savings Account (“TFSA”):AqualifyingarrangementregisteredwiththeMinisterofNationalRevenue.
Transferee:TheissueroftheTFSATOwhichthepropertyistransferred.
Transferor:TheissueroftheTFSAFROMwhichthepropertyistransferred.
Transferred amount:
All in cash:Theentireaccountincash,afterallassetsareredeemedorconvertedtocash.
Partial:Thespecifiedassetsinanaccount.
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