The QST and the GST/HST: How They Apply to Residential Complexes
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The table below summarizes the situations covered by this rule.
Type of complex
or unit
The rule applies if Payment of tax
Single-unit residential
complex
Residential unit held in
co-ownership
Multiple-unit residential
complex
y You are the builder and you
lease the complex or unit to
an individual for use as his or
her place of residence.
y You are a builder who is an
individual and you use the
complex or unit as your place
of residence.
On the later of:
y the date on which
possession of the complex
or unit is transferred, or on
which the builder occupies
the complex or unit
y the date on which the work
is substantially completed
Additions to multiple-unit residential complexes
The self-supply rule also applies to the construction of an addition to a multiple-unit residential
complex. For example, if you add a new floor or wing to a multiple-unit residential complex and
you lease a unit in the addition, you are considered to be a builder who has sold and repurchased
the addition at fair market value.
However, if the whole complex is sold before the addition is occupied for the first time, the
self-supply rules do not apply to the addition. In this situation, the addition and the complex are
considered to be separate immovables. Accordingly, the sale of the addition is taxable and the
sale of the complex, excluding the addition, is tax-exempt.
Type of complex
or unit
The rule applies if Payment of tax
Multiple-unit residential
complex
y You are the builder and you
lease a unit in the addition to
an individual for use as his or
her place of residence.
y You are a builder who is an
individual and you use a unit
in the addition as your place
of residence.
On the later of:
y the date on which
possession of the addition
is transferred, or on which
a unit in the addition is
occupied
y the date on which the work
is substantially completed
Note that for reporting periods ending on or after July 1, 2010, registrants whose total annual
taxable sales exceed $1,500,000 must file their GST/HST and QST returns electronically. Moreover,
certain registrants that must provide additional information relating to the GST/HST must also file