Residential property owners thinking about appealing their 2009 property tax assessment must file a Request for Reconsideration ("RfR") by March 31.
Don’t wait until the last minute to take steps — Property owners will need to read up on the changes in force this year and may need to get assistance.
For a handy summary
The Premier of Ontario talked about a Harmonized Sales Tax in January. Now that the finance minister is predicting $18-billion deficits, the odds of an HST being implemented are increasing dramatically. Get ready.
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The Home Renovation Tax Credit will likely cause a small surge of renovation work in condominium units this year, but might also bring a corresponding surge in disputes between condominium corporations and their unit owners. Here are some ideas to help avoid or minimize such disputes.
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With the March 31 deadline approaching, we discuss how condominium unit owners can act collectively to make objections and appeals from municipal property tax assessments of their condo units.
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Bob Gardiner summarizes the nuts and bolts of the Home Renovation Tax Credit (“HRTC”) contained in last week’s 2009 Federal Budget.
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