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Property Tax Tax Assessment Canada

Property Taxes are taxes levied against the owner of property located within a particular jurisdiction. Property taxes are often used to refer to taxes on real property. Property taxation schemes vary depending... more +
Property Taxes are taxes levied against the owner of property located within a particular jurisdiction. Property taxes are often used to refer to taxes on real property. Property taxation schemes vary depending on the country or jurisdiction.  However, a popular system involves a government assessment of the value of a property and a rate based on a proportion of the assessed value. A property may be subject to taxation by multiple taxing entities.  less -
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La Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique confirme la cotisation de la taxe imposée aux acheteurs étrangers

La décision récente rendue dans l’affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (l’« affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. ») traite de l’applicabilité de la taxe supplémentaire sur les transferts de biens (property transfer tax) (la «...more

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Not Just Linear Property Tax Priorities: Alberta Court of Appeal on Abuse of Process and Mootness

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In a recent Bennett Jones Update—Property Tax Priorities in Alberta Insolvency Proceedings: Current Uncertainty—we discussed three recent decisions of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta that had addressed the question of...more

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What the New Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act Means for B.C. Real Estate

British Columbia’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act (Bill 45) (SVTA) recently received royal assent. As announced in the 2018 provincial budget, the SVTA introduces a tax on residential properties left vacant for six months or...more

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Property Tax Assessments—Why You Should Respond to Requests for Information

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The Alberta Municipal Government Act (MGA) has been amended to expand the information that an assessor can request from taxpayers regarding preparation of assessments. This expanded legislative scope has the potential to also...more

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Amendments to Alberta's Municipal Government Act Likely to Reduce Time and Cost of Property Tax Review Process

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As of January 1, 2017, amendments to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 c. M 26 (MGA), came into force, changing how property owners can seek court review of Assessment Review Board decisions in Alberta....more

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