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B.C.’s residential tenancy agreement forms do not ask landlords to provide proof of their residency status. But when a homeowner sells a property, they must state their tax residency

Foreign landlord fails to pay taxes, CRA goes after tenant


By -- THE GLOBE AND MAIL—— Bio and Archives--April 14, 2024

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It was a Tax Court of Canada case last year that went mostly under the radar by all except for the legal community who were taken aback by its implications for renters.

A Montreal tenant was audited and ordered to pay the tax he had failed to withhold on the monthly rent to his non-resident landlord, as required by law. As a result, he was ordered to pay six years’ worth of tax as well as the compounded interest and penalties. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) could not collect against his overseas landlord, so the Canadian tenant was on the hook. ---More...

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