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How to claim that I have a property in overseas?

ecstrom

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May 25, 2012
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Hi all there,

I am going to do landing process on March 1. I have a property under my name in overseas. My question is should claim this to the officer? Cuz I may sell this property in future and bring the money to Canada. I don't wanna make any trouble with CRA or pay tax on this capital gain.... ???
 

thisisauser

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ecstrom said:
Hi all there,

I am going to do landing process on March 1. I have a property under my name in overseas. My question is should claim this to the officer? Cuz I may sell this property in future and bring the money to Canada. I don't wanna make any trouble with CRA or pay tax on this capital gain.... ???
I don't know if you need to claim it but in terms of how... well, how do you prove it's your property in your home country? Use the same documentation and have it translated by a certified translator.
 

ecstrom

Hero Member
May 25, 2012
282
64
NOC Code......
1311
LANDED..........
22-02-2014
thisisauser said:
I don't know if you need to claim it but in terms of how... well, how do you prove it's your property in your home country? Use the same documentation and have it translated by a certified translator.
yup, I already translated it and have a notary document with me in Canada now. :p
 

PMM

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ecstrom said:
Hi all there,

I am going to do landing process on March 1. I have a property under my name in overseas. My question is should claim this to the officer? Cuz I may sell this property in future and bring the money to Canada. I don't wanna make any trouble with CRA or pay tax on this capital gain.... ???
1. If it is worth over $100K you declare it on your first Canadian income tax.
2. You should have an evaluation done, close to your landing date, as when you sell you will have to declare the difference between the valuation and selling price as capital gains on your income tax. You don't claim it when "landing" as it is a tax matter, not Immigration.
 

ecstrom

Hero Member
May 25, 2012
282
64
NOC Code......
1311
LANDED..........
22-02-2014
PMM said:
Hi

1. If it is worth over $100K you declare it on your first Canadian income tax.
2. You should have an evaluation done, close to your landing date, as when you sell you will have to declare the difference between the valuation and selling price as capital gains on your income tax. You don't claim it when "landing" as it is a tax matter, not Immigration.
thanks~~~ ;) now I need to work how to make my property evaluation as high as possible~