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Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2017, 5:04 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,185
Posted By omro

Re: Tax on British House Sale

Thank you everyone, this has been extremely helpful!
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2017, 3:05 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,185
Posted By omro

Re: Tax on British House Sale

Thanks, I was guessing based on XE.com
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2017, 2:30 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,185
Posted By omro

Re: Tax on British House Sale

Yes, definitely aware that I have to pay the Canadian equivalent and that's fine. I'm just trying to work out the correct exchange rate to report. I'm fine with the accountant's assertion that we...
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2017, 2:06 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,185
Posted By omro

Re: Tax on British House Sale

I asked the accountant about whether there would any capital gains/loss for variations in the exchange rate and he said no. I don't have to pay capital gains in the UK.
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2017, 1:37 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,185
Posted By omro

Tax on British House Sale

Hi,

I recently sold my house in the UK, last August to be exact. I am reporting a capital gain of about £200,000.

The accountant wants to use the exchange rate on the day that the house sold to...
Forum: Canada
Dec 5th 2013, 3:01 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,965
Posted By omro

Re: Selling my UK flats

LOL

Thanks for the info.

Has anyone any experience of selling their UK property after buying a place in Canada?
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2013, 12:12 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,965
Posted By omro

Re: Selling my UK flats

The various sites are very confusing, is the valuation taken from the day you got your PR status or 36 months after that?

Even this site: http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Tax_and_House_Sales suggests...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2013, 7:39 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,965
Posted By omro

Re: Selling my UK flats

My flats have appreciated rapidly over the past few years. When I came across in 2010, the recession was still going strong - reason why I never sold them - and they were worth about £200,000...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2013, 7:13 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 6,133
Posted By omro

Re: QROPS transferring UK pensions to Canada

Hi

I recently did this through BMO Nesbitt Burns. The funds have been transferred into a Canadian RRSP that, while self directed, I can't withdraw funds from for five years. However, the RRSP is...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2013, 7:04 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,965
Posted By omro

Re: Selling my UK flats

I've been a permanent resident since January 2010. I planned to return to the UK in 2015 when my PR ran out. However, as life happens, I've started a relationship here and no longer plan to return.
...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2013, 6:37 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,965
Posted By omro

Selling my UK flats

Hi,

I have two flats in the UK and I recently bought a house here in Canada. I'm thinking of selling at least one of my flats in the UK next year.

The flat that I'm thinking of selling was my...
Forum: Canada
Mar 4th 2013, 3:49 am
Replies: 1
Views: 541
Posted By omro

A better mortgage for my house in the UK

Hi,

The mortgage for my house in the UK is coming up for renewal. It is currently let out and the rent covers the existing mortgage.

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for...
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2013, 5:51 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 660
Posted By omro

Re: Passport Renewal

Thanks, all, holy cripes that's a lot.

Am I almost better off posting it to my mum to renew?
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2013, 5:45 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 660
Posted By omro

Passport Renewal

My British Passport is going to expire in May.

Any suggestions on how to renew it from Canada and how long it will take to renew?

Thanks
Forum: Canada
Oct 26th 2011, 1:01 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,286
Posted By omro

Re: American Visa Waiver Question

But I left the US three days after I initially entered
Forum: Canada
Oct 26th 2011, 12:49 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,286
Posted By omro

Re: American Visa Waiver Question

Not sure I could post it anywhere by the 27th
Forum: Canada
Oct 25th 2011, 10:27 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,286
Posted By omro

American Visa Waiver Question

Hi,

We drove into the States on the 29th of July and they put a green Visa Waiver into my passport that says it is valid until the 27th of October. I had forgotten it was there.

Can I just...
Forum: Canada
Sep 14th 2011, 5:54 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,740
Posted By omro

Re: Any upcoming airline seat sales to European Destinations?

you can't book from canada to the UK and back again via the UK site, only from the UK to canada and back again
Forum: Canada
Sep 14th 2011, 12:57 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,740
Posted By omro

Re: Any upcoming airline seat sales to European Destinations?

I've just been told that the code from the UK to Canada on Canadian Affair is

Discover Canada. Does anyone know the code from Canada to the UK?
Forum: Canada
Sep 14th 2011, 12:57 pm
Forum: Canada
Sep 14th 2011, 12:24 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,740
Posted By omro

Re: Any upcoming airline seat sales to European Destinations?

Canadian Affair has an option for a promotional code. I've just signed up for the newsletter. Does anyone know the current promotional code?
Forum: Canada
Sep 14th 2011, 12:20 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,740
Posted By omro

Re: Any upcoming airline seat sales to European Destinations?

Sadly I want to get from Canada to the UK and not the other way around :-( But that's not a bad price!
Forum: Canada
Sep 13th 2011, 11:30 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,740
Posted By omro

Re: Any upcoming airline seat sales to European Destinations?

From Buffalo the prices are similar and the hassle of getting there is greater :-(
Forum: Canada
Sep 13th 2011, 11:29 pm
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