Harmonized Sales Tax What You Need To Know If You Are Buying a Home • The HST does not apply to resale homes • An Enhanced New Housing Rebate means that buyers of new homes receive a rebate of up to $24,000 regardless of the price of the new home • Buyers of homes priced up to $400,000 (about three-quarters of new homes built in Ontario) on average, pay no more – and possibly even less – tax than under the PST system • 93 per cent of all homes sold in Ontario, on average, are not subject to an additional tax amount under the HST • Since December 14, 2007, the Ontario government has extended a land transfer tax refund of up to $2,000 to first time buyers of resale homes • On new homes over $400,000, additional tax only applies to the portion of the price above $400,000. For example, if a new house was priced at $450,000, additional tax would only be applicable on $50,000 read more .... Buying a home in Ontario
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