First of all, do you qualify as a first time home buyer?
To qualify for a full exemption, at the time the property is registered you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Have either:
- Lived in B.C. for at least a year immediately before the date you register the property
- Filed at least 2 income tax returns as a B.C. resident in the last 6 taxation years immediately before the registration date
- Have never owned a registered interest in a property that was your principal residence anywhere in the world at any time
- Have never received a first time home buyers' exemption or refund
and the property must:
- Only be used as your principal residence
- Have a fair market value of $500,000 or less
- Be 0.5 hectares (1.24 acres) or smaller
You may qualify for a partial exemption from the tax if the property:
- Has a fair market value less than $525,000
- Is larger than 0.5 hectares
- Has another building on the property other than the principal residence
There are other incentive and supportive government programs that assist #firsttimehomebuyers in Canada. I will chat about those in future blogs!
For more details on this particular exemption, go to the link below:
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