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Calculate the amount of shelter taxes owing on a real estate transaction in BC with this tool.

Shelter Tax Calculator for BC
Fair Market Value	$
New Home Construction
First-Time Home Buyer
HST	$0
Federal Rebate	$ 0
Provincial Rebate	$ 0
Property Transfer Tax	$ 0
First Time Buyer Property Transfer Tax Exemption	$ 0
Taxes Paid	$ 0
Total Cost	$ 0

Useful Links:

Tax Competitiveness and Labour Scarcity in British Columbia (BCREA)
The Residential Housing New Housing Rebates and Transitional Rules for BC (BC Ministry of Finance)
Information on the Property Transfer Tax (BC Ministry of Finance)
Information on the Harmonized Sales Tax (BC Ministry of Finance)
What's Taxable under the HST and What's Not? (BC Ministry of Finance)
For more information, visit the Canada Revenue Agency’s HST for British Columbia website: www.cra-arc.gc.ca/gncy/hrmnztn/bc/menu-eng.html.

Ref. #	Title and link	Published
General
GI-078	Purchasers of New Housing in British Columbia www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-078/gi-078-e.pdf	June 2010
GI-097	Assignment of Purchase and Sale Agreements for Grandparented Housing in Ontario and British Columbia www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-097/gi-097-e.pdf	July 2010
Rebates
GI-080	British Columbia New Housing Rebate www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-080/gi-080-e.pdf	June 2010
GI-105	How to Determine the Percentage of Completion for Purposes of the Provincial Transitional New Housing Rebates and the Transitional Tax Adjustment in Ontario and British Columbia www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-105/gi-105-e.pdf	July 2010
GI-089	Stated Price Net of GST/HST New Housing Rebates and the British Columbia PST Transitional New Housing Rebate www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-089/gi-089-e.pdf	July 2010
GI-086	Stated Price Net of GST/HST New Housing Rebates in British Columbia www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-086/gi-086-e.pdf	June 2010
Rental Housing
GI-094	British Columbia New Residential Rental Property Rebate www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-094/gi-094-e.pdf	July 2010
GI-091	Information for Landlords of New Rental Housing www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-091/gi-091-e.pdf	June 2010
Builders
GI-090	Builder Disclosure Requirements in Ontario and British Columbia www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-090/gi-090-e.pdf	June 2010
GI-081	Information on Owner-built Homes, Mobile Homes and Floating Homes in British Columbia www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-081/gi-081-e.pdf	June 2010
GI-005	Sale of a Residence by a Builder Who is an Individual www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/gi-005/gi-005-e.pdf	July 2010



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