Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Deadline to File Oct 31, 2023

 

Underused Housing Tax (UHT) is an annual federal 1% tax on the ownership of vacant or underused housing in Canada that took effect on January 1, 2022.

Affected owners have to file an annual return and pay the underused housing tax. Other affected owners have to file an annual return but not pay the underused housing tax. Excluded owners do not have to file an annual return or pay the underused housing tax.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯.

The minimum penalties and interest for failing to file the return on time are $5,000 for individual and $10,000 for corporation.

Visit Government of Canada’s website for more information:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/excise-taxes-duties-and-levies/underused-housing-tax/when-file.html