Kamloops questions

[Skimmerking]

hmmmmm moving aren't ya Dougy that is ok Tammy will sell your place here and she knows of Realtors in Kamloops too so you are taken care of.

[mike31154]

Have you considered Vernon? Only an hour drive south of Kamloops. Three lakes to enjoy in the summer, great ski hill Silver Star. Not quite as crazy as Kelowna for Real Estate.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

hmmmmm moving aren't ya Dougy that is ok Tammy will sell your place here and she knows of Realtors in Kamloops too so you are taken care of.

Not a sure thing yet bud.

Originally Posted by mike31154

Have you considered Vernon? Only an hour drive south of Kamloops. Three lakes to enjoy in the summer, great ski hill Silver Star. Not quite as crazy as Kelowna for Real Estate.

Actually we have talked about it but not looked at real estate there. If not someplace in the middle may be nice.

[mike31154]

Well yeah, if you don't mind living out in the boonies, there are probably some good deals to be had on larger properties out of town. There's not much between Vernon & Kamloops as far as communities though, very small towns, Westwold, Falkland. Salmon Arm or Sicamous a little farther east on Hwy 1 might also be worth looking at.

[Doug]

Some questions from the missis.

----do you get a property tax rebate like we do in Manitoba, {$700 school tax rebate}?

----is that correct that you pay health care premiums?

[mike31154]

Yes, if you live in your principal residence, there's a two stage property tax rebate. Basic Grant for just living there & Additional Grant if you're a senior 65+. I qualify for the Basic and it was just over $700 on my home this year.

Don't recall about the health care off the top of my head, but if there is, it's not much.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Yes, if you live in your principal residence, there's a two stage property tax rebate. Basic Grant for just living there & Additional Grant if you're a senior 65+. I qualify for the Basic and it was just over $700 on my home this year.

Don't recall about the health care off the top of my head, but if there is, it's not much.

Thanks Mike. I will pass that on to her. Not 65 yet but getting closer.

Originally Posted by Doug

Some questions from the missis.

----do you get a property tax rebate like we do in Manitoba, {$700 school tax rebate}?

----is that correct that you pay health care premiums?

correct me if I am wrong, Manitoba does have health care premiums too they are just hidden in your tax return I can not remember where. That way everyone that files a tax return pays, Alberta use to do this also a long time ago. I think it is a better way to do it but on the good side I seem to get back way more money out here than I did in Manitoba on my tax return.

Remember to keep every recite including when you come out and look for a place to buy as they are all deducible. I had so many recites I carried about half of the amount over to the second year I lived here. If you do the simple deduction you get back way less. It is KM times a set amount of cents per KM it never works out to be anywhere close to the same amount.

Bill

[Doug]

Originally Posted by bvlester

correct me if I am wrong, Manitoba does have health care premiums too they are just hidden in your tax return I can not remember where. That way everyone that files a tax return pays, Alberta use to do this also a long time ago. I think it is a better way to do it but on the good side I seem to get back way more money out here than I did in Manitoba on my tax return.

Remember to keep every recite including when you come out and look for a place to buy as they are all deducible. I had so many recites I carried about half of the amount over to the second year I lived here. If you do the simple deduction you get back way less. It is KM times a set amount of cents per KM it never works out to be anywhere close to the same amount.

I,m going to check out Telus. Guess nobody likes Rodgers out there?

Thanks

Bill

It could be inclusive in our taxes Bill. Darned if I know. Everything here is hidden in someway. LOL. I would guess elsewhere also.

Those moving expense claims are only if your working after the move, are they not? That may be the case, depending on what we do. I did claim it here when I moved from Clear Lake into Brandon, {I was working}, but not from Thompson to Clear Lake as I was retiring.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by bvlester

correct me if I am wrong, Manitoba does have health care premiums too they are just hidden in your tax return I can not remember where. That way everyone that files a tax return pays, Alberta use to do this also a long time ago. I think it is a better way to do it but on the good side I seem to get back way more money out here than I did in Manitoba on my tax return.
Bill

Bill are you saying here that you pay less provincial income tax than Manitoba. At $120/month for the two of us we would need to then save close to $1400/year on income tax to break even.