Is a BC tax appeal the right track?

A few short questions. This quiz organises what you tell us and points at the track to look at — it never decides anything for you, and it never says you will win. Only you can decide whether to file.

This quiz needs JavaScript to run. The short version: you need a BC property transfer tax or speculation & vacancy tax notice (not a CRA notice), you must be within 90 days of the date shown on it (see the deadline calculator), and your issue must challenge the facts or law behind an assessment. If you never filed your SVT declaration and got a default assessment, check the declaration process for your year — see the declaration guide — not an appeal.

BC track only

This quiz covers BC property transfer tax and speculation & vacancy tax notices only. If your letter came from the Canada Revenue Agency, use the CRA objection builder ($39) instead.

What this quiz cannot do

It cannot tell you whether your assessment is wrong.
It cannot tell you whether you will succeed.
It cannot replace legal or tax advice.

It can tell you whether an appeal to the BC Minister of Finance may be the track to look at — and it will steer you to a tax lawyer, to the declaration remedy, or to the Supreme Court guide when a DIY packet is the wrong tool.