Land Transfer Tax

The following chart reflects the implementation of the municipal land transfer tax. Both Ontario & Toronto taxes are payable by the Buyer through their lawyer upon closing of the transaction.
First time Buyers do not pay the city of Toronto tax on the first $400,000 of a property purchase.

  

Purchase

Price

Provincial

(L.T.T.)

City of

Toronto

(L.T.T.)

Total

$55,000

$275

$275

$550

$75,000

$475

$475

$950

$100,000

$725

$725

$1,450

$125,000

$975

$975

$1,950

$150,000

$1,225

$1,225

$2,450

$175,000

$1,475

$1,475

$2,950

$200,000

$1,725

$1,725

$3,450

$225,000

$1,975

$1,975

$3,950

$250,000

$2,225

$2,225

$4,450

$275,000

$2,600

$2,475

$5,075

$300,000

$2,975

$2,725

$5,700

$325,000

$3,350

$2,975

$6,325

$350,000

$3,725

$3,225

$6,950

$375,000

$4,100

$3,475

$7,575

$400,000

$4,475

$3,725

$8,200

$425,000

$4,975

$4,225

$9,200

$450,000

$5,475

$4,725

$10,200

$475,000

$5,975

$5,225

$11,200

$500,000

$6,475

$5,725

$12,200

$550,000

$7,457

$6,725

$14,200

$600,000

$8,475

$7,725

$16,200

$650,000

$9,475

$8,725

$18,200

$700,000

$10,475

$9,725

$20,200

$750,000

$11,475

$10,725

$22,200

$800,000

$12,475

$11,725

$24,200

$850,000

$13,475

$12,725

$26,200

$900,000

$14,475

$13,725

$28,200

$950,000

$15,475

$14,725

$30,200

$1,000,000

$16,475

$15,725

$32,200

$1,100,000

$18,475

$17,725

$36,200

$1,200,000

$20,475

$19,725

$40,200

$1,300,000

$22,475

$21,725

$44,200

$1,400,000

$24,475

$23,725

$48,200

$1,500,000

$26,475

$25,725

$52,200

$1,750,000

$31,475

$30,725

$62,200

$2,000,000

$36,475

$35,725

$72,200

$2,500,000

$46,475

$45,725

$92,200

$3,000,000

$56,475

$55,725

$112,200

 

The formula for calculating Ontario Land Transfer Tax is:

0.5% on the first $55,000
Plus 1% of the amount from $55,001 to $250,000
Plus 1.5% of the amount in excess of $250,001 to $400,000
Plus 2% of the amount in excess of $400,000

 

The formula for calculating Toronto Land Transfer is:

0.5% on the first $55,000
Plus 1% of the amount from $55,001 to $400,000
Plus 2% of the amount in excess of $400,000

 

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    […] Land transfer tax For the Buyers section of our website we have prepared a chart to help you calculate Ontario & Toronto land transfer taxes. These are payable by the buyer of a property through their lawyer upon closing of the transaction. As you may know, first time buyers do not pay the city of Toronto tax on the first $400,000 of a property purchase. We’ll also give you the right formula for calculating land transfer tax. […]

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