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The Canada Revenue Agency has extended the effective deadline again for filing and payment for the 2022 Underused Housing Tax (“UHT”) returns until April 30, 2024. Penalties and interest will be waived as long as the return is filed and payment is made before May 1, 2024. This coincides with the deadline for the 2023 […]

The CRA recently released an update regarding the Underused Housing Tax. See link below for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/newsroom/tax-tips-2023/underused-housing-tax-penalties-and-interest-waived.

What is the Underused Housing Tax Act and does it affect you? The Underused Housing Tax Act is new federal legislation which imposes an annual tax on the ownership of applicable residential property and took effect on January 1, 2022. Many Canadians will not need to pay the tax that is imposed by the Act,but […]

Congratulations to Fiona Hunter for being recognized in the 17th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for her high caliber work in Trusts and Estates! For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has been regaded – by both the profession and the public – as the most credile measure of legal integrity an ddistinction. […]

Thank you, Victoria! Horne Coupar LLP has been named as a ‘runner up’ in the legal field category. We are grateful to all who voted for us, and thank you for taking the time to recognize our firm! https://issuu.com/timescolonist/docs/readerschoice2021

The BC government has extended the deadline for pre-existing owners to file with the Land Owner Transparency Registry (LOTR), giving reporting bodies with an interest in land more time to file a transparency report. The revised filing deadline of November 30, 2022 responds to concerns from legal professionals in BC that pre-existing owners need more time to […]

Congratulations to Partner, Fiona Hunter, on the publication of Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts in Canada, 5th Edition, which she co-authored with James Kessler, Q.C. Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts in Canada, 5th Edition examines both the general and the technical issues that can arise in this area of the law, and deftly combines advice on […]

On October 5, 2020, the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Canada reintroduced a Bill which proposes changes to the current MAID (medical assistance in dying) legislation. Under the proposed changes, eligible persons would be able to receive MAID whether or not their natural death is reasonably foreseeable. The Bill would also introduce a […]

Privacy Policy We, at Horne Coupar LLP (“HC LLP”), recognize the importance of client privacy and the sensitivity of the personal information that we may have concerning any individual.  As practicing lawyers we have a professional and ethical obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship subject to the client’s instructions […]

Horne Coupar LLP are pleased to announce that we are Tribute Circle sponsors for Victoria Symphony.  For more information relating to the Symphony please visit: Victoria Symphony – Victoria, BC, Canada