你给的 RBC在谈论 all capital property,到底什么是 capital property 我没工夫茶,我听到的是另外的说法:
http://blog.taxresource.ca/tax-on-the-principal-residence-after-death/
When a taxpayer dies their principal residence is deemed to have been sold at the date of death. The estate of the deceased therefore acquires the property at the property’s value at the date of death. The deceased is entitled to claim the
principal residence exemption up to the date of death.
If the terms of the Will leaves the property to an adult child who does not have a principal residence for tax purposes, then the beneficiary may claim the
principal residence exemption from the date of death forward.
If the property is sold outright to an outside party then a taxable capital gain or loss will be incurred
based on the value of the property as of the date of death and the subsequent sale date.
In order to maximize the principal residence exemption, you should leave your principal residence to a beneficiary who will be eligible to claim the
principal residence exemption. This means you will have to leave the property to an adult child who does not own their own home.
就是说夫妻最后一个人死的时候,自住房产相当于按死的那一天 Fair market value 卖出,和没死的人一样,卖自住房不上税,然后如果有遗嘱给*没有自住房*的子女,那么他获得自住房,将来卖这个房子也不上税;如果给*已经有自住房*的子女,这个算子女的投资房,老子也不交税,子女将来卖出要交税;如果谁也不给,委托人卖出换钱再分遗产,那么卖出价和死的那天FMV之间的差价,按 capital gain/loss计算,gain要交税,loss抵税。所以最好遗嘱把房子写给没有住房的子女,这样就清爽了。