Recently, the Government of British Columbia introduced the Land Owner Transparency Act (“LOTA”) which seeks to create a Land Ownership Transparency Register that records information about [...]

Whenever you buy or gain title to real estate, you owe the government property transfer tax (“PTT”) which is based on the fair market value of the property. PTT can add up quickly, and many [...]

In BC, the speculation and vacancy tax is relatively new. It aims to deal with the housing crisis in population-dense areas. The tax does not apply to the entire British Columbia, it only applies [...]

These days pre-sale homes are very common in British Columbia, especially in Greater Vancouver. The idea is simple: you can buy the rights to a property before it’s been built. Pre-sale homes are [...]

Originally featured on REW.ca. You studied for your licensing exam and learned all the relevant laws that could affect your practice as a real estate agent. It can be all too easy to take for [...]

1. I only need a will if I have children. According to Statistics Canada, the trend towards limited child-bearing is increasingly reflected in Canada’s average fertility rate, which is [...]

Creating a Will is complex when you own a business. You have a large estate, issues around succession and tax complications. It’s also likely that a large part of your wealth, and your family’s [...]

By: Nelson Huang, CPA, CMA, CA The purpose of this article is to outlines some factors that will make it favourable for an individual who is self-employed to incorporate his/her business.  (If [...]

Choices, choices, choices. As a law student, you have some decisions to make once you’re ready to article. How do you pick the right firm to gain the most out of your articling experience? [...]