2023年房屋空置税，千万别忘了报！截止日期3月16日。

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2023年房屋空置税，你千万别忘了报。2023年1月就可以在网上报了，截止日期为3月16日。你的所有住宅 (for each property you own)，不管是自住而是投资，都得报，不然就会被默认为空置，要交房屋空置税 (Vacant Unit Tax)，目前房屋空置税率为1%，与你每年交的房产税大致相当。

你可以到 My Service Ottawa (MyService.Ottawa.ca) 的网站上注册一个账号来申报。具体信息如下：

City of Ottawa - Vacant Unit Tax

Beginning in 2023, residential property owners must complete an annual declaration notifying the City of their property’s occupancy.    This letter is to notify you that a declaration will be required for YOUR ADDRESS . Declarations open in January 2023 and must be completed by March 16, 2023.

Next Steps      1 - Learn about the Vacant Unit Tax

The Vacant Unit Tax (VUT) is a tax on residential units which are not a principal residence and are vacant for more than six months. The VUT will encourage homeowners to return units to the housing market and  proceeds will be used to support affordable housing initiatives.    The VUT is based on the property status from the year before – meaning if the home is vacant in 2022, the tax will become payable in 2023.

2 - Prepare Information for Declaration

Your MyServiceOttawa account is already registered with your  property tax bill. Completing your declaration takes less than 5 minutes  using your MyServiceOttawa account. Declarations can also be submitted  through Ottawa.ca/VUT using the Roll  Number and Access Code found on your property tax bill. Additional  information may be required for some occupancy types

3 – Complete your declaration in January

Beginning in January, declarations can be submitted using your property tax account on MyService.Ottawa.ca or  by visiting Ottawa.ca/VUT    Declarations must be completed by March 16, 2023. If you do not complete your declaration, your property will be deemed vacant and charged the tax.

Accessibility

The City has declaration options for those who require accessibility-related supports or for those who do not have computer or  Internet access. More information will be provided in January.

Visit www.ottawa.ca/VUT for  more information.

Information is also available in Arabic, Somali, Simplified  Chinese and Spanish.

City  of Ottawa, Revenue Services   100 Constellation Drive, 4th Floor East   Ottawa ON K2G 6J8   E-mail: vut_ilv@ottawa.ca   Web site: ottawa.ca/VUT

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