What is the Principal Residence Exemption?
byWhen it comes time to sell the family home, few homeowners give any thought to the possibility of having to pay taxes on the…
When it comes time to sell the family home, few homeowners give any thought to the possibility of having to pay taxes on the…
Until July 2010 when the HST was introduced there wasn’t any GST on the purchase of new home. Buyers were only required to…
According to calculations by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario, tenants can expect a 3.1% hike in their rent next year. The increase,…
According to Statistics Canada new home prices are continuing to climb, but slowly. New home prices are up 2.9% from a year ago and…
Eco-taxing my sunblock Yesterday I got an email from Tim Hudak, MPP Leader, Ontario PC Party. It was in regard to the new eco-fee…
It’s not a tax. It’s a fee. Starting on July 1st besides the new HST consumers are paying a new charge, an “eco-fee” on…
I’m on vacation this week, renting a cottage just north of Bayfield. Yeah, life is good. Living a simple life on Lake Huron, thoughts…
Tomorrow we get a new tax, the HST or Harmonized Sales tax. It’s just what we need after the G20 fiasco, harmony. Politics is…
I was thinking today that there is a lot of fear of and dislike for the upcoming HST, but then actually upon more thought,…
On July 1, the harmonized sales tax will go into effect, adding 8% to all service fees related to real estate (as well as…