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Tax can be reduced when property ownership is transferred to family members in the low-income bracket. In the U.S., if in the year of selling the property your family member falls within the 10% to 12% ordinary income tax bracket, he or she could avoid the capital gains tax entirely. [101] There may be accounts with tax-favored status.
The GST applies nationally. The HST includes the provincial portion of the sales tax but is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and is applied under the same legislation as the GST. The HST is in effect in Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
The buying and selling of property is normally done through a real estate agent who work on a financial commission and act as a broker between buyer and seller. As well as brokers, the sale of property can be done with the aid of a lawyers (commercial sales), notaries (Quebec), surveyors, title insurers or third party consultants. [2]
Although property assessment originally came under the jurisdiction of Upper Canada, it was transferred to Ontario municipalities in 1849. Over time, each municipality developed its own assessment system and methods of valuing property. This resulted in inconsistencies in property assessment and the distribution of property taxes.
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Southcott Estates Inc sued the Toronto Catholic District School Board for specific enforcement of a contract to sell it 4.78 acres (1.93 ha) of land.Southcott Estates Inc was a subsidiary of Ballantry Homes Inc, a developer, [2] and special purpose entity created just for purchasing and developing the land.
Oxford Properties ranked first in Sustainability in North America in the Diversified Retail/Office Category by GRESB survey for the fourth year in a row in 2016. [9] GRESB is an industry-driven organization committed to assessing the ESG performance of real assets globally, including real estate portfolios and infrastructure assets. [10]
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