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Buyer's
Guide
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Land Transfer
Tax Rebates (Provincial and Toronto)
Program
First-time buyers of new and re-sale
homes are eligible to receive rebates of
the provincial and Toronto land transfer
taxes. The maximum provincial land
transfer tax (LTT) rebate for first-time
buyers is $2,000 and the maximum Toronto
LTT rebate for first time buyers is
$3,725. A FULL rebate of the Toronto
land transfer tax is also available for
ALL buyers who entered into Agreements
of Purchase and Sale prior to December
31, 2007.
Details
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Provincial LTT is payable anywhere
in Ontario (including Toronto)
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Maximum provincial LTT first-time
buyer rebate is $2,000 (equivalent
to the provincial LTT payable on a
$227,500 property).
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For RESALE homes, the provincial
rebate applies only to first-time
buyers who entered into Agreements
of Purchase and Sale AFTER December
13, 2007.
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First-time buyers of NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES are eligible for
the provincial rebate even if they
entered into Agreements of Purchase
and Sale prior to December 13, 2007.
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The provincial LTT for residential
properties is calculated as follows
(An easy-to-use calculator is
available at www.NoHomeBuyingTax.com):
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0.5% of the amount of the
purchase price up to and
including $55,000, plus
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1% of the amount of the purchase
price between $55,000 and
$250,000, plus
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1.5% of the amount of the
purchase price between $250,000
and $400,000, plus
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2% of the amount of the purchase
price above $400,000
Toronto LTT
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Toronto LTT is payable only for
properties in the City of Toronto.
Maximum Toronto LTT first-time buyer
rebate is $3,725 (equivalent to the
Toronto
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LTT payable on a $400,000 property).
ANY purchaser who entered into an
Agreement of Purchase and Sale prior
to
December 31, 2007 is eligible for a
FULL rebate of the Toronto LTT.
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Toronto LTT rebates are in addition
to any provincial LTT rebate that
the buyer
qualifies for.
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The Toronto LTT for residential
properties is calculated as follows
(An easy-to-use calculator is
available at www.NoHomeBuyingTax.com):
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0.5% of the amount of the
purchase price up to and
including $55,000, plus
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1% of the amount of the purchase
price between $55,000 and
$400,000, plus
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2% of the amount of the purchase
price above $400,000
First-Time Buyer Eligibility
To be eligible as a
first-time buyer for the
provincial LTT rebate
and/or Toronto LTT
rebate,
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The purchaser must be at least 18
years of age.
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The purchaser must occupy the home
as his or her principal residence no
later than nine months after the
date of the conveyance or
disposition.
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The purchaser cannot have previously
owned a home, or had any ownership
interest in a home, anywhere in the
world, at any time.
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If the purchaser has a spouse, the
spouse cannot have owned a home, or
had any ownership interest in a
home, anywhere in the world while he
or she was the purchaser’s spouse.
If this is the case, NO refund is
available to either spouse. Note: If
a purchaser’s spouse owned an
interest in a home BEFORE becoming
the purchaser’s spouse, but not
while the purchaser’s spouse, the
purchaser may be eligible for some
rebate.
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Ltd., Brokerage
7330 Yonge
Street, Thornhill, Ontario L4J7Y7
Office 905-764-7111
Fax 905-764-1274
Cell 416-993-0457
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