- Posts by Lisa Harder
AssociateLisa is an associate in Lawson Lundell’s Tax Group. She advises clients on a variety of corporate tax matters, including tax planning, pension fund investment taxation, personal tax and estate planning, and tax compliance issues ...
When are parties permitted to allocate the fair market value for real property for the purpose of remitting property transfer tax? Here is a refresher on the principles of fair market value (FMV) in real property transactions following a recent BC Supreme Court case in which the parties were entitled to allocate FMV to a property at less than the assessed value.
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Underused Housing Tax Filing Obligations
The filing deadline for the first year of the Federal Underused Housing Tax (“UHT”)[1] is fast approaching. Any owner of residential property in Canada who is not explicitly defined as an “excluded owner” must file a return by April 30, 2023 for each residential property of the owner. The UHT is a 1% tax on the value of vacant or ...
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