BC Speculation Tax, Protest First, then Do Your Paperwork

Ok so let's start with taking action against this insulting Tax Grab.

Taxing residents for owning a vacation home or cottage is a crossing a line into eroding our quality of life, and we should NEVER allow government to think it's ok to erode our quality of life, or we're in big trouble in the future.

Click this Link to sign the Change.org Petition against this Tax Grab

Over 99% of British Columbians are estimated to be exempt from the tax. However, to claim your exemption, you must register your property by March 31, 2019 – and it’s easy to do, either by phone or online.

The information you’ll need to register your property declaration will be mailed by mid-February to all owners of residential property within the taxable regions.

This map shows the areas in BC that are affected by the new tax and this is different than the empty homes tax in the city of Vancouver.

Please note that if your property has more than one owner, even if the other owner is your spouse, a separate declaration must be made for each owner.

You can visit https://www.etax.gov.bc.ca/SVT to make your declaration.

And, of course you can also send a letter of protest be email to your local BC MLA.

Enjoy, Rick Genovese.