ONTARIO LAND TRANSFER TAX CALCULATOR
When you a buy a house, condo or land in Sarnia-Lambton you’re subject to an Ontario Government land transfer tax which is due by your closing date.
Land transfer tax rates in Ontario – Updated in 2017
Purchase price of home | Land title transfer fee | First-time homebuyer rebate |
Up to and including $55,000 | 0.5% | Full tax rebate |
$55,000.01 to $250,000.00 | 1.0% | Full tax rebate |
$250,000.01 to $368,333 | 1.5% | Full tax rebate |
$368,334 to $400,000.00 |
1.5% | $4,000 tax rebate |
$400,000.00 to $2,000,000.00 | 2.0% | $4,000 tax rebate |
Over $2,000,000.00 | 2.5% | $4,000 tax rebate |
Ontario land transfer tax rebate in Ontario
For Example:
Purchase price of home | Land title transfer tax | First-time home buyer rebate | Net tax payable |
$100,000 | $725 | $725 | $0 |
$200,000 | $1,725 | $1,725 | $0 |
$227,500 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 |
$400,000 |
$4,475 | $4,000 | $475 |
$600,000 | $8,475 | $4,000 | $4,475 |
First-time home buyer eligibility in Ontario
You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
You must occupy the home within 9 months of purchase.
Your spouse cannot have owned a home while being your spouse (but may be a previous home owner).
You must be 18 years or older.
You cannot have owned a home or interest in a home anywhere in the world.
If the home is newly constructed, it must be eligible for home warranty.
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