We all want a great result when we undertake a home improvement project. Much of that result depends on three important things: 1) good planning 2) a well prepared budget 3) good workmanship We as home owners can control the first two, but we trust our contractor to do the rest. Good workmanship...
If you’re like me, even if you hire contractors to do all of the dirty tasks, you are still going to pitch in here and there to do some renovation work such as patching, sanding, cleaning, painting, demolition etc. During the beginning of winter, when the air turns most dry and we use hotter...
By Erik Kulakowsky, CA ( Kül & Associate … www.kultax.com ) At this point, the only way we’re getting rid of this tax is if the NDP get elected (NDP leader Andrea Horwath vowed to abolish HST should she win the next election), but since that’s never going to happen, might as well learn...
In Ontario, home owners don’t have to pay the 8% Ontario provincial sales tax on home renovations, they’re basically exempt thanks to current tax laws. However, with the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) this year, home renovation contractors in Ontario will have to start charging the full 13% tax on any work...
With the well-known housing boom in Canada’s western City of Calgary and highest incomes in the country, it is no surprise that Calgary residents spend more on home renovations than any other Canadian cities. An article from the Calgary Herald explains this further: Calgarians are Biggest Renovation Spenders: City Residents Fork out $13,265 Households...