3 Housing Tax Measures

Canadian Tax Law Curriculum · 3:11

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[Verse 1]
When properties sit empty for the year
UHT comes knocking at your door
One percent of value, that's the fee
For vacant homes across this country's shore
Foreign owners and corporations pay
If occupancy falls short of the required days

[Chorus]
Three rules to know, three taxes here
UHT for vacant, flipping's now severe
Foreign buyers banned with penalties clear
GST rebates changing year by year
Remember these, they'll guide your way
Through housing tax rules here to stay

[Verse 2]
Flip a house within a year today
Business income tax is what you'll pay
No capital gains treatment anymore
The twenty-twenty-three rule changed the score
Primary residence exception still applies
But speculation profit now complies

[Chorus]
Three rules to know, three taxes here
UHT for vacant, flipping's now severe
Foreign buyers banned with penalties clear
GST rebates changing year by year
Remember these, they'll guide your way
Through housing tax rules here to stay

[Bridge]
Foreign buyers face the prohibition
Selling brings a tax disposition
GST rebates got modifications
Income thresholds, new regulations
Four hundred K for basic homes
Where the eligible buyer roams

[Verse 3]
New housing rebate scales have shifted down
Income limits tightened all around
Basic rebate caps at lower rates
While enhanced rebates calculate
Based on purchase price and income too
The system's changed for me and you

[Final Chorus]
Three rules to know, three taxes clear
UHT for vacant properties here
Flipping taxed as business income severe
Foreign buyers banned throughout the year
GST rebates with new income tier
Housing tax law evolution's here

[Outro]
Underused and flipping rules combined
Foreign buyer ban keeps law defined
GST rebates newly redesigned
Housing taxes for the modern mind

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