Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Hi, I am wondering what the tax implications are in UK and Canada for selling UK house after living in Canada for nearly 3 years without having plans to return to the UK. Also can one actually get an estate agent and lawyer to sell the UK house whilst abroad.
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
You need to know what the house was worth when you became tax resident In Canada, perhaps the people selling it could value it retrospectively. When you have that number, converted to Canadian dollars at the rate on that day then house taxes are the same as if it was in Canada. You have a capital gain, or loss, of the difference in value between emigrating and selling, whether or not that is taxable largely depends on how many other houses you have. Estate agents and lawyers will act for you whether you are abroad, in jail, or dead.
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by db407
(Post 12987735)
Hi, I am wondering what the tax implications are in UK and Canada for selling UK house after living in Canada for nearly 3 years without having plans to return to the UK. Also can one actually get an estate agent and lawyer to sell the UK house whilst abroad.
Our wiki has some good information on this and other tax implications on selling your house.. Look at the CRA information on 'deemed disposition' as well :) https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Tax_a...e_UK_to_Canada https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Taxes..._assets_to_CRA https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Tax_o...me_from_Canada |
Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Thanks for your responses.
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
I have a similar situation and have a follow-up question. I have been renting in Canada the whole time we have been here. Could I deem my UK property to be my principal residence (it's the only property I own) making it exempt from Canadian tax?
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by abaddon
(Post 12989049)
I have a similar situation and have a follow-up question. I have been renting in Canada the whole time we have been here. Could I deem my UK property to be my principal residence (it's the only property I own) making it exempt from Canadian tax?
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Thank you for your reply. It's really useful to know that I can deem my UK property to be my principal residence because I do not own any Canadian property.
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by abaddon
(Post 12989116)
Thank you for your reply. It's really useful to know that I can deem my UK property to be my principal residence because I do not own any Canadian property.
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12989119)
You will still be liable for taxes on any increase in value from the date of deemed disposition until the date the money is received in Canada on sale.
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by abaddon
(Post 12989122)
Thanks. Is the "date of deemed disposition" the date the sale is completed or the date I landed to live in Canada permanently?
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-age...rs-canada.html Property you owned before you arrived in CanadaIf you owned certain properties (other than taxable Canadian properties) at the time you immigrated to Canada, the CRA considers you to have sold the properties and to have immediately reacquired them at a cost equal to their fair market value (FMV) on the date you became a resident of Canada. This is a deemed disposition.https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Capit...m_UK_to_Canada https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Tax_a...e_Sales-Canada |
Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
The gain is taxable even if the property was my designated principal residence?
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by abaddon
(Post 12989131)
The gain is taxable even if the property was my designated principal residence?
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Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12989168)
If you are residing in Canada, yes... IN Canada :)
As I read the regulations, there's no tax in Canada because it's the principal residence: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cr.../t4037-20e.pdf If it were not the principal residence, the capital gain would be the amount of the increase in value since the taxpayer moved to Canada. Half of that is taxable. It might then fall under the lifetime single use capital gains exemption (that was $400,000 when I wanted to use it). I think that, in the typical case, where the taxpayer only ever owned one house at a time and sold the house within a few years of moving to Canada, it is unlikely that Canadian CGT would be payable. |
Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12989170)
As I read the regulations, there's no tax in Canada because it's the principal residence:
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cr.../t4037-20e.pdf If it were not the principal residence, the capital gain would be the amount of the increase in value since the taxpayer moved to Canada. Half of that is taxable. It might then fall under the lifetime single use capital gains exemption (that was $400,000 when I wanted to use it). I think that, in the typical case, where the taxpayer only ever owned one house at a time and sold the house within a few years of moving to Canada, it is unlikely that Canadian CGT would be payable. when you are considered to have sold it, usually you do not have to pay tax on any gain from the sale because of the principal residence exemption The calculation of the principal residence exemption is limited to the number of tax years ending after the acquisition of the property during which the taxpayer was resident in Canada and the property is the taxpayer’s principal residence. If you sold your principal residence after October 2, 2016, and were not a resident of Canada throughout the year in which you acquired it, different rules apply to this calculation. (and) You can designate your home as your principal residence for all the years that you own and use it as your principal residence Regardless, I believe you are correct in thinking that the CG shouldn't be too high if the property has been sold within a couple of years of having it valued before leaving the UK (for Deemed Disposition reasons) - the problem could arise if somebody hadn't and couldn't find a friendly agent to give a retroactive valuation. :) see also: https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Tax_a...a#Canadian_Tax |
Re: Selling UK House - UK and Canada Tax implications
Thank you for your replies. I have a valuation from the time that we left, so that is covered. I will consult an accountant to figure out what my chances are of claiming principal residence. I know there is some grey area on this - there may be circumstances where you can claim principal residence even if we didn't live there. My mother did live there, but I don't think that is a relative that counts for principal residence purpose. Your replies have been very helpful. Thank you.
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