Buyers will have to add Land Transfer Taxes to their closing costs. Land Transfer Tax is levied on properties changing hands and are the responsibility of the Buyer. In other words, the Buyer pays the tax to transfer the title to their name.
Ontario Land Transfer Tax
Ranges from 0.5% to 2.5% of the total purchase price of the property.
This multi-tiered taxation system can sometimes be difficult to understand. For example, if you buy a property for $500,000 in Ontario, .5 per cent is charged on the first $55,000, 1 per cent is charged on the portion from $55,000 - $250,000, then the amount from $250,000 - $400,000 range is taxed at 1.5 per cent and lastly $400,000 - $2,000,000 is taxed at a rate of 2%.
In this example your total provincial tax bill would be $6,475.00.
The following Land Transfer Tax Rates apply to properties purchased in Ontario:
amounts up to and including $55,000: 0.5%
amounts exceeding $55,000, up to and including $250,000: 1.0%
amounts exceeding $250,000, up to and including $400,000: 1.5%
amounts exceeding $400,000, up to and including $2,000,000: 2.0%
amounts exceeding $2,000,000, where the land contains one or two single family residences: 2.5%.
First-time homebuyers may be eligible for a refund of all or part of the Provincial tax. To see if you qualify please visit - .
Buying a Property in Toronto?
If you are purchasing a home in Toronto, there is an additional municipal land transfer tax. Toronto's land transfer tax applies to properties purchased within the following boundaries: Steeles Avenue as the North border, Etobicoke as the West border, Scarborough as the East border and Lake Ontario as the South border.
The following Land Transfer Tax Rates apply to properties purchased in Toronto:
amounts up to and including $55,000: 0.5%
amounts exceeding $55,000, up to and including $250,000: 1.0%
amounts exceeding $250,000, up to and including $400,000: 1.5%
amounts exceeding $400,000, up to and including $2,000,000: 2.0%
amounts exceeding $2,000,000, where the land contains one or two single family residences: 2.5%.
First-time homebuyers may be eligible for a refund of all or part of the Toronto tax. To see if you qualify please visit - .
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