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At the last minute GOB added a provision making it legal to pass that tax to the client if the client agreed.
When you buy a property on AC you don't know which fees you are obliged to pay on your side, even if you have experience in the US or Canada. The fee structure is different.Some AC realtor's simply put their income taxes on your bill.That is sneaky but not exactly illegal, like a junk fee in the US.
My lawyer assures me that only becomes fraud if they tell you the law requires you pay this fee.I have been told this by more than one AC realtor. Just get up and leave the office. They may not know the law and be defrauding you by accident but an uniformed realtor is not your first choice with so many good ones around,

Note that I am not saying that all realtors have bad habits of any kind. I am relating only my specific experiences with individuals. On the other hand if a realtor does this at a times themselves,I am OK with them being pissed at me for revealing it aloud.
Many times it is a broker policy in their office, so they aren't even checking if it is legal.
I find that in a small society bad habits can be catching.
You know
"Hey everyone does it! No big deal"