Flipping - HELOC money borrowed as down payment on pre-build -

QUESTION: Thanks for the help! I took 60K from my HELOC to put the required DP on an investment property that will be rented out upon completion in 2009. Can I deduct the interest costs that the 60K incurs? How about the property transfer tax, the GST, and anything else associated with the purchase of this investment? I understand that any money borrowed for investment purposes allows any carrying costs to be tax deductible. What if i am forced to sell upon completion in 2009...does this change the tax write-offs because its now considered a flip? Can you recommend a good book, website, source for comprehensive tax advice on Canadian real estate investing? Thanks!

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This is notintended to be definitive but in general I am quoting $800 to $2,800for a dual country tax return.
 
$800 would beone T4 slip one W2 slip one or two interest slips and you lived in onecountry only - no self employment or rentals or capital gains - you didnot move into or out of the country in this year.
 
$1,000 wouldbe the same with one rental
 
$1,200 wouldbe the same with one business no rental
 
$1,200 wouldbe the minimum with a move in or out of the country. These arecomplicated because of the back and forth foreign tax credits. - TheIRS says a foreign tax credit takes 1 hour and 53 minutes.
 
$1,500 wouldbe the minimum with a rental or two in the country you do not live inor a rental and a business and foreign tax credits  no move in or out

$1,600 would be for two people withincome from two countries

$2,800 wouldbe all of the above and you moved in and out of the country.
 
This is justa guideline for US / Canadian returns
 
We will stillprepare Canadian only (lives in Canada, no US connection period)with two or three slips and no capital gains, etc. for $150.00 up.
 
With a Rentalfor $350
 
A Businessfor $350 - Rental and business likely $450
And anAmerican only (lives in the US with no Canadian income or filingperiod) with about the same things in the same range with a little bitmore if there is a state return.
 
Moving in orout of the country or part year earnings in the US will ALWAYS be $800and up.
 
TDF 90-22.1forms are $50 for the first and $25.00 each after that when part of atax return.
 
8891 formsare generally $50.00 to $100.00 each.
 
18 RRSPswould be $900.00 - (maybe amalgamate a couple)
 
Capital gains*sales)  are likely $50.00 for the first and $20.00 each after that.
 
Justa guideline not etched in stone. 
 
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