Mortgagenomics Canada

If you're self employed and qualifying for a mortgage right now (April), you are either gleaming with optimism or white knuckling your way to the finish line. And here's why...When qualifying as a self employed applicant, your qualifying income is determined from your most recent 2 year average (of your Notice of Assessments). Notice of Assessments are the end confirmation of your tax process...it's like a receipt, or final bill of sale. Lenders request it because it is the most firm verification document for self employed applicants. It also verifies whether the qualifying mortgage applicant has taxes owing...and if so, the lender will require that the balance outstanding is paid in full. On the other hand with non-self employed applicants (who receive income that is already deducted at source from their employers), Notice of Assessments are less often required when qualifying for a mortgage unless the applicant is relying on some type of additional variable component to their income