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Appendix CSelf-Employed Mortgage Package

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Appendix ID: self-employed-mortgage-package

Business profile interview

QuestionResponse
Legal business name(s)
Operating name(s)
Sole proprietor / partnership / corporation
Ownership percentage
Industry and services
Years operating
Prior experience
Main customers and concentration
Seasonality
Employees/subcontractors
Business premises
Current borrowing
Taxes/remittances current?
Expected material changes

Sole proprietor/partnership documents

  • [ ] Two years T1 General
  • [ ] Two years NOA
  • [ ] T2125 for every business
  • [ ] CRA statement of account where required
  • [ ] Business registration/licence
  • [ ] GST/HST returns where relevant
  • [ ] Business bank statements
  • [ ] Contracts/invoices/pipeline
  • [ ] Partnership agreement and ownership evidence
  • [ ] Explanation of material year-over-year changes

Corporation documents

  • [ ] Articles and amendments
  • [ ] Current corporate profile
  • [ ] Shareholder register/beneficial ownership
  • [ ] Two years accountant financial statements
  • [ ] Current interim statements
  • [ ] T2 returns/assessments where required
  • [ ] Business bank statements
  • [ ] T4/T5 slips and payroll/dividend evidence
  • [ ] Corporate debt schedule
  • [ ] Intercompany and shareholder-loan explanation
  • [ ] Retained earnings/liquidity analysis
  • [ ] Accountant contact and authorization where required

Income reconciliation

Income componentYear 1Year 2Current YTDLender treatment
Salary/T4
Dividends/T5
Sole-proprietor net income
Partnership income
Corporate NIAT share
Eligible add-backs
Other income
Less double counting
Qualifying income

Bank-statement analysis

MonthGross depositsLess transfers/loans/taxAdjusted revenueEstimated expensesSupportable income
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Self-employed underwriting narrative

  • Why does tax income differ from actual business capacity?

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  • Which lender calculation is being requested, and why does it apply?

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  • Which expenses are proposed as add-backs, and what proves they qualify?

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  • Has any salary, dividend or corporate profit been counted twice?

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  • What is the business downside scenario?

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  • What cash remains in the business after closing?

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