Tax Strategy: Marriage affects tax exemption on principal home David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette, scroll down to read David's answers to the second and third questions. PAUL DELEAN The Gazette Monday, February 20, 2012 The impact of marriage on the principal-residence exemption and tax obligations [...]
Frozen Over By David A. Altro and Ben Jeske Estate freezes have been in Canada since the introduction of federal capital gains taxation 40 years ago. Along with the capital gains tax (CGT) on properties sold by taxpayers, the so-called death tax was also brought in. Essentially, when a taxpayer dies, they are deemed to have [...]
David A. Altro was interviewed by Frank Stanford on CFAX 1070 radio in Victoria, BC and on The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie on CKNW AM 980 in Vancouver, BC. Click here to listen to the CFAX recording Click here to listen to the CKNW recording
There’s no place like a second home for wealthy investors AUGUSTA DWYER The Globe and Mail November 18, 2011 As wealthy foreign buyers snap up more and more luxury homes in Canada, high-net-worth Canadians are similarly showing strong interest in purchasing multimillion-dollar residences abroad. But while their sights were once set on a French château, perhaps, [...]
BuzzBuzHome.com, a website that is, "focused on cataloguing all new residential projects in Canada, connecting purchasers directly with sellers, and providing social tools that enable collaboration amongst purchasers and industry experts" recently interviewed David for their blog. Tax law extraordinaire, David A. Altro, teaches us how to own US property the Canadian way BuzzBuzHome Blog November [...]
David was interviewed by Sharon Singleton of QMI Agency for Sun Media. The article appeared in the Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, on Canoe.ca and many other news outlets and law and tax websites. U.S. property investment pitfalls easy to overcome Sun Media Sharon Singleton, QMI Agency November 10, 2011 A growing number of Canadians are tempted [...]
U.S. property investment pitfalls easy to overcome SHARON SINGLETON, QMI Agency The Toronto Sun November 10, 2011 A growing number of Canadians are tempted by property bargains in the U.S., but are being put off by bad information about the possible tax pitfalls, according to David Altro, a lawyer and author of a book on the [...]
Allison Lampert contacted Matt for his take on this new proposed bill and what it means for Canadians, for the Real Deal business blog on the montrealgazette.com. U.S. residency could be taxing for Canucks ALLISON LAMPERT The Montreal Gazette, Real Deal Business Blog October 24, 2011 Recent reports that foreign buyers of U.S. homes could one [...]
David was interviewed by business reporter Steve MacNaull of the Kelowna Daily Courier. The article ran in The Okanagan Saturday on October 22, 2011. Please click here to view the article in PDF format and scroll down to read the complete article below. Cross-border real estate simplified Owning U.S. property need not be as complicated as [...]
David was interviewed for the Personal Finance section of the Winnipeg Free Press by Joel Schlesinger. Please click here to view the article online and scroll down to read the complete article below. Arizona bound: Canadians snapping up homes, but they need to be careful JOEL SCHLESINGER Winnipeg Free Press September 24, 2011 Jim Ballance had [...]
