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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment QUESTION: I am a Canadian non-resident who is a holder of a green card in the u.s. I am looking at buying lakefront property in B.C. with my brother who is a Canadian citizen. We are looking at being coowner's on a piece of property and eventually want to build on it. Additionally, we may want to buy the adjoining property to hold as an investment and resell in a few years. What are the tax implications of this situation a. if I resell or b. just hold onto it and eventually live there. ==================================================== david ingram replies: No problem. Buy the property, it will NOT make you a resident of Canada if it is vacant land. goto www.centa.com and read the US/Canada Taxation section for a list of items which will make you a resident in Judge Teskey's decision in the Dennis Lee case. If you sell it, 50% of the profit will be taxable to Canada at a progressive tax rate of from "about" 24% on the first $32,000 to about 44% at over $100,000 of taxable capital gains which means half of the actual capital gain. ========================================================== Answers to this and other similar questions can be obtained free on Air every Sunday morning. Starting this Sunday at 9:00 AM on 600AM in Vancouver, Fred Snyder of Cartier Partners and I will be hosting an INFOMERCIAL but LIVE talk show called "ITS YOUR MONEY" Those outside of the Lower Mainland will be able to listen on the internet at www.600AM.com This from ask an income tax immigration planning and bankruptcy expert consultant guru or preparer from www.centa.com or www.jurock.com or www.featureweb.com. Canadian David Ingram deals daily with tax returns dealing with expatriate: multi jurisdictional cross and trans border expatriate gambling refunds for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, Antarctica, Japan, China, New Zealand, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia, Georgia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Scotland, Ireland, Hawaii, Florida, Montana, Morocco, Israel, Iraq, Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mali, Bangkok, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, St Vincent, Grenada,, Virgin Islands, US, UK, GB, American and Canadian and Mexican and any of the 43 states with state tax returns, etc. income tax wizard wizzard guru advisor advisors experts specialist specialists consultants taxmen taxman tax woman planner planning preparer of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California Denver Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware District of Columbia Miami Florida, Garland Georgia, Honolulu Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana Des Moines Iowa Kansas Kentucky, Louisiana Bangor Maine Maryland Boston, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Paris, Rome, Sydney, Australia Hilton Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rockwall, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec City, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Yukon and Northwest and Nunavit Territories, Mount Vernon, Eumenclaw, Coos Bay and Dallas Houston Rockwall Garland Texas Taxman and Tax Guru and wizzard wizard - David Ingram's US/Canada Services US/Canada/Mexico Tax Immigration & working Visa Specialists US / Canada Real Estate Specialists 4466 Prospect Road North Vancouver, BC, CANADA, V7N 3L7 Calls accepted from 10 AM to 10 PM 7 days a week Res (604) 980-3578 Cell (604) 657-8451 Bus (604) 980-0321 [email protected] www.centa.com www.david-ingram.com Disclaimer: This question has been answered without detailed information or consultation and is to be regarded only as general comment. Nothing in this message is or should be construed as advice in any particular circumstances. No contract exists between the reader & the author and any and all non-contractual duties are expressly denied. All readers should obtain formal advice from a competent financial, or real estate planner or advisor & appropriately qualified legal practitioner, tax or immigration specialist in connection with personal or business affairs such as at www.centa.com. If you forward this message, this disclaimer must be included." ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.centa.com/CEN-TAPEDE/centapede/attachments/a0ac44f3/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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