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[Goober]

It was the only house he ever owned. Moved here and rented a house. His house didn`t sell immediately and he rented it out to help pay the mortgage. The house eventually sold (not sure how long) and he bought a house here. He thought, given the fact that he only ever owned one house, he didn`t have to pay CGT. He had hire lawyers and real estate agents and nobody said anything to him. Revenue Canada doesn`t care. Ignorance is no excuse.



LOL, tell that to a farmer.

So it was not his primary residence - He should have had the house assessed for value when he moved out- He still can - the difference if the assessed value when he moved out is lower than wht he sold for, then tax is paid.

You only gave part of the story. Why.

 

[lone wolf]

LOL, tell that to a farmer.

Is that farmer pulling somebody else's loads for hire?

 

[Cannuck]

Please explain to me what part of my post is a lie.

So are you now saying that people with average (and maybe even above average) intelligence may be ignorant of the law in some cases?

 

[Goober]

So are you now saying that people with average (and maybe even above average) intelligence may be ignorant of the law in some cases?

Care to answer my questions???

 

[Cannuck]

Is that farmer pulling somebody else's loads for hire?

You mean it makes a difference. Good gracious the law sure is complex.

 

[Kreskin]

You mean it makes a difference. Good gracious the law sure is complex.

Too bad everyone Canada didn't get the driving law brochures.

 

[Cannuck]

So it was not his primary residence - He should have had the house assessed for value when he moved out- He still can - the difference if the assessed value when he moved out is lower than wht he sold for, then tax is paid.

I`m not arguing what he should or shouldn`t have done. I`m saying that he had no idea what the law was.

You only gave part of the story. Why.

Am I to write a novel with each post. Why didn`t you assume there were other factors when you said that as far as you knew, you do not have to pay CST. Is it that you really weren`t that up on the law and had to do some research first

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Liar.

Dude admitting it is the first step. I'm very very proud of you.

Now, is there anything else you would like to disclose to cleanse your soul just a bit more?

 

[55Mercury]

... it seems to me that it's totally unlawful (blah blah blah)

... any comments or opinions?

"... it seems to me that it's totally unlawful"

Is that some law you're not telling us about? Or did you just pull it outa your ass?

What law are you referring to that "it's totally unlawful" about?

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Remind you of anyone?

 

[TenPenny]

So are you now saying that people with average (and maybe even above average) intelligence may be ignorant of the law in some cases?

What part of my post is a lie?

 

[JLM]

How times have changed...........we grew up learning that ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Isn't it all written out chapter and verse somewhere in the library?

 

[gerryh]

How times have changed...........we grew up learning that ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Isn't it all written out chapter and verse somewhere in the library?

Yes it is, and available online. Unfortunately, the weak minded and morally bankrupt prefer to pass the buck and refuse to take responsibility for their own actions.

 

[PoliticalNick]

Precisely. The law is not as simple as that. If you move and do not sell your house immediately you could get stung.

You would need to be well versed in both the Land Title Act and Income Tax Act to know for sure. That's about 7000 pages of hardcore legalese. Have fun and let me know when your done and understand it all. ;-)

Understanding the laws is fairly easy. The vast majority don't apply to you. If you are planning to do something specific like planing a murder or buying some land then you should research that area of law. Now I know that there are over a thousand laws and regulations on mineral claims but since I have zero intentions of ever getting one I could care lees what the applicable laws are. Same goes for work. I know that WorkesafeBC has thousands of rules but most of them do not pertain to the work I do so I just ignore them, but I have a good grasp of the ones that apply.

What about when someone stakes a mineral claim to your land and moves in with a mining operation. You can run to court and plead ignorance of the law that allows them to do it all you want but ignorance is no excuse so you are SOL. Maybe you should read those laws! 8O

 

[Cannuck]

Yes it is, and available online. Unfortunately, the weak minded and morally bankrupt prefer to pass the buck and refuse to take responsibility for their own actions.

That is not my issue at all. My concern is only with simplifying the law and the legal process. I think it is only lawyers and the weak minded that would argue against that.

How times have changed...........we grew up learning that ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Isn't it all written out chapter and verse somewhere in the library?

It is but lawyers go to school for years to learn it and then their practice deals in a small segment of the law. Do you really think the average citizen should know every aspect of it?

 

[JLM]

It is but lawyers go to school for years to learn it and then their practice deals in a small segment of the law. Do you really think the average citizen should know every aspect of it?

Don't be dim, only an idiot would think that. But say I was going to start up a wh*re house, then I would read up on all the laws pertaining to wh*re houses!

 

[Cannuck]

Don't be dim, only an idiot would think that reading up on it was the same as hiring a lawyer. I've seen enough of your posts to know that you with a legal text would be a walking disaster. It is specifically people like you that I think need protection.

 

[JLM]

Don't be dim, only an idiot would think that reading up on it was the same as hiring a lawyer. I've seen enough of your posts to know that you with a legal text would be a walking disaster. It is specifically people like you that I think need protection.

Link please.

 

[Cannuck]

Link please.

 

[JLM]

Link please.

And you have the audacity to expound on what another poster may be cognizant of re things legal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol: