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Selling Information
MARKETING PLAN
Whistler properties require special marketing – marketing that will
help accomplishing price and timing objectives.
Please notice the Press Release from The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s
Magazine and The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing proves evidence of
effective promotion.
You can count on me to develop and implement a special marketing plan to
successfully sell your property. It would be my pleasure to represent you
in the sale of your property.
Eager to get to work for you.
Ursula Morel
Your Luxury Expert in Resort Properties
Locally, Nationally & Internationally
SALES OF PROPERTY BY NON-RESIDENT VENDORS
It is a condition of a Non-resident selling property in Canada that they
first obtain a Clearance Certificate from Revenue Canada. The current wait
for a Clearance Certificate (October 1999) is approximately 6 to 8 weeks.
Prior to Revenue Canada issuing a Clearance Certificate they will wish to
collect any tax payable with respect to the property - this will include
any tax payable on the rental income from the property which has not already
been remitted as well as tax on the capital gain experienced on the property
and possibly recapture of capital cost allowance.
In calculating the capital gain on the property Revenue Canada allows only
the following to be added to the purchase price to determine the adjusted
cost base:
1. Property Transfer Tax;
2. Legal fees and disbursements in conjunction with the purchase;
3. Furnishings and renovations included in the selling price;
(receipts for the included items will be required)
4. GST;
5. A portion of the interest on mortgage payments (only if the Vendor has
properly elected to have a portion of the interest capitalized on their
tax return).
Revenue Canada does not allow any deductions from the selling price in determining
the gain (ie. you cannot subtract the real estate commission, legal fees
or GST paid on the selling). The amount required to be remitted on the gain
is 33.333 percent of the gain. By filing a Canadian tax return subsequent
to the sale, some of the tax paid may be recovered.
Vendors should contact their accountants or lawyers with respect to requesting
a Clearance Certificate as soon as an accepted offer has been received with
respect to the property. Should the completion date be prior to the issuance
of the Clearance Certificate, a holdback of between 33% and 50% of the sale
price will be required by the Purchaser's solicitor until the Clearance
Certificate is issued. "We have an investor group that works
with appreciated US C-corps with their disposition of their assets. Their
ability to maximize shareholder value is of great benefit to all parties.
When selling a C-corporation property in the US, please contact jerry@firptausa.com.
Their web site is www.firptausa.com
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Please note that the Purchasers solicitor may take the position that if
the property has been rented out it is a commercial property and therefore
the holdback is 50% of the sale price not 331/3%. There is case law supporting
this position.
Our firm's legal fees for obtaining a Clearance Certificate and handling
the sale on behalf of a Vendor having clear title to a property is $700.00
plus disbursements and PST and GST.
In the event that the Vendor has a mortgage to be cleared, the charges are
$850.00 plus disbursements, PST and GST (total approximately $1,000.00).
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