Thanks for the information.
We purchased the land and had the the property built all through a Canadian based company for the very reason of not having to deal with the local development, construction etc. We do not speak Spanish. We determined FMV by looking at other properties for sale.
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- Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:29 pm
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
- Topic: Form T1243 and foreign personal use vacation property
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- Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:00 pm
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
- Topic: Form T1243 and foreign personal use vacation property
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Form T1243 and foreign personal use vacation property
Some much needed help from you kind people. I own a vacation home in Honduras purchased in 2006. We moved from Canada to US on L1A visa in October of last year. When filing my departure tax do I include this property on my T1243 and pay capital gains assuming I have some? I see form T1161 which look...
- Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
- Topic: Sell or Rent
- Replies: 3
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- Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:09 am
- Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
- Topic: Sell or Rent
- Replies: 3
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Sell or Rent
I need help deciding on whether to sell or rent our primary residency here in Canada. We are moving (most likely permanently) to Houston Tx and we are wondering if there is a benefit (tax wise) to selling our house before we go or using it for rental. My specific question pertains to Capital gains. ...