With changes to RGI taking effect and eligibility for tax credits and benefits on the line, it’s especially important that community housing residents file their taxes annually. Read on to learn about community volunteer tax clinics and how they can benefit both tenants and housing providers. Read more of the article: Volunteer tax clinics: Benefits for tenants and housing providers
My organization is looking at the various COVID-19 government assistance/relief programs. I have been looking into the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy but I need more information. Can you tell me if non-profit housing providers are eligible, and if so, are the funds received from this program taxable? Read more of the article: Ask Member Support: Impacts of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
A province-wide assessment of property tax values was to have been undertaken this year. It has been postponed. Read on to see how this will impact Ontario’s non-profit housing providers. Read more of the article: Changes to the Ontario Property Tax System due to COVID-19
Note: this information applies to the 2018 property tax assessment appeal deadline ONPHA previously wrote about how Ontario’s property tax system does not treat non-profit housing providers consistently. Some providers are fully or partially exempt from property taxes through provincial legislation or municipal by-laws, but there are… Read more of the article: Navigating the Property Tax Assessment Appeal Process
Ontario’s property tax system does not treat non-profit housing providers consistently. Some are exempt but many are taxed beyond the income they bring in. What’s going on with these inconsistencies and how have housing providers responded? Read more of the article: What’s going on with Ontario’s Inconsistent Property Tax System?