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In order to help the people who are under financial pressure and still wish to purchase home in Australia, the Federal Government has lately launched FHSA-The First Home Saver Account . It has also provided some charity to FHSA and the interest that gathers on this account is generally taxed at lower rates. It is a great opportunity for people who want to buy their home for the first time where the buyer has to save deposit by this effective and tax saving account. Thus, FHSA has proved to be quite beneficial for first home buyers. This program was launched in the year 2007 by Prime Minister Rudd as a simple tax saving program. It provides governmental aid to support people to start saving for their first homes in Australia. It’s a great way to save money with first home savings account. You can immediately deposit your money and you are required to keep the savings in your account for minimum 4 years. You should have a minimum balance cap of $75,000. Until you make this amount, you have to save and invest your money in your account. Once you attain this balance, the Government adds certain amount of contribution. You are not allowed to do any partial withdrawal from this account and if you withdraw the amount, your account is closed. The FHSA account holder enjoys tax benefit and with each $5000 index amount you save, the government contributes 17%. Also, the income tax is normally charged greater than 15%, however for FHSA earnings, the tax rate is of 15% only. Moreover, you need not pass any security asset tests for this account. But, you can handle this account till you buy your home in Australia or till you become 65 years old.