Tenants Don’t Have to Pay CRA Taxes Owed by Non-Resident Landlords: Federal Minister

Published on May 19, 2024

Canada’s tax agency will not order tenants to pay any taxes owed by their foreign landlords, says federal Minister of National Revenue Marie-Claude Bibeau. Ms. Bibeau’s statement on May 17 came amid growing concerns from renters in recent weeks over whether they are obligated to withhold tax on rent they pay to their overseas landlords and whether they risk being evicted if they do not do so. “I want to reassure Canadians that the Canada Revenue Agency does not intend to collect any portion of any non-resident landlord’s unpaid taxes from individual tenants,” Ms. Bibeau said in her statement posted on X. “It is incorrect to state otherwise.”...

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