Real Estate and Taxes

Real estate transactions represents a large percentage of the monetary value of deals in the Canadian economic landscape. Therefore, proper tax planning needs to be implemented both prior to the real estate acquisition throughout the life cycle of holding the real estate until the ultimate sale.

This course will identify significant income tax issues involved in holding, developing and disposition of real estate, including non-resident implications. Starting with the tax implications and issues associated with various forms of ownership choices available to undertake real estate activities, the seminar follows with a detailed look at the tax issues involved in the pre-construction, construction and post-construction phases of Canadian real estate.

Topics to be covered will include:

• Tax implications and issues of different Real Estate Ownership
• Non-Resident Ownership Tax Implications
• Pre-Construction Period
• Construction Period
• Post-Construction Period

Speakers:

• Alex Ghani, CPA, CA, CGA, CPA (Texas) Partner at CPA Solutions LLP
• Manu Kakkar, CPA, CA, TEP, MTax of Kakkar CPA Professional Corporation