Financial Perspective – Test your knowledge
Suppose you were to open an FHSA in 2025 and make an initial contribution of $4,000. How much would you be able to contribute in 2026?
Answer: $12,000
The rules that apply to the First Home Savings Account (FHSA) state that you can contribute a maximum of $8,000 per year up to a lifetime limit of $40,000. If you don’t use all of your contribution room for the year, you can carry the remainder forward to the following year. In this case, since you only contributed $4,000 in the first year, you could carry $4,000 forward and add it to the $8,000 of contribution room for year two of your account – for a total of $12,000.
Keep in mind, however, that unused contributions are not cumulative…