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When are tax-deferred and tax-free accounts actually taxable?

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Q. I saw your blog online; thank you so much for the wonderful job that you are doing—it was very informative! That motivated me to start investing too, but now I have a couple of questions. I understand that there is tax on US dividends in TFSA, do we pay tax as well when we sell:

U.S. stocks in TFSA
U.S. stocks in RRSP
Canadian stocks in RRSP

–Tawheeda
A. It’s great to hear we motivated you to start investing, Tawheeda. Stocks are a great way to build wealth for the long term, despite the short-run volatility. Tax plays a role in your portfolio construction and returns, so let me explain the implications.
Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) are mostly tax-free. When you buy and sell an investment for a profit, that is tax-free inside a TFSA, regardless of the type of investment.
One exception could be if you are day trading in your TFSA. If you are engaging in frequent trading activity, there is a risk your profits could become taxable as business income. For most long-term, buy-and-hold investors, this is not an issue…

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