Section 231

Subsection 231(1) - Bad Debt — Deduction From Net Tax

Cases

North Shore Power Group Inc. v. Canada, 2018 FCA 9

A supplier (Menova) received substantial down payments respecting its sale of solar array projects, and then became insolvent before earning more...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(2) no sum is credited to the purchaser if no sum is placed at its disposal 420

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Castro v. The King, 2024 CCI 3

As a condition to receiving a loan to fund the renovation of a property of the two registrants (the Castros), the Castros were required to...

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Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 251 - Subsection 251(2) - Paragraph 251(2)(b) - Subparagraph 251(2)(b)(ii) a lender-required property transfer to a subsidiary whose shares were pledged, was non-arm’s length 200

Greenfield Mining Services Inc. v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2020 QCCQ 2869

The appellant (“Greenfield”) entered into a services contract with a junior Quebec mining company (“CRI”) to assist it in developing a...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(3) - Paragraph 232(3)(c) implicit finding that ETA s. 231 trumps s. 232 218

North Shore Power Group Inc. v. The Queen, 2017 TCC 1, rev'd 2018 FCA 9

The appellant (North Shore) paid half (or approximately $3.0 million plus HST) of the purchase price for various solar array projects to the...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(3) HST imposed on a customer through the issuance to it of a credit note by an insolvent supplier 298
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 168 - Subsection 168(9) "deposit" for work being performed was not a deposit 167

Vivaconcept International Inc. v. The Queen, 2013 TCC 336

The appellant, a registrant in the events management business, invoiced a customer (Flora) for a total of $1,769,694 including GST of $103,440 for...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(3) 23 month delay acceptable 200

Ministic Air Ltd. v. The Queen, 2008 TCC 296

The appellant was not entitled to a credit under s. 231(1) in respect of the GST of approximately $170,000 owing to it as there was "little...

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McCool v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 357 (Informal Procedure)

In finding that the appellant, a criminal lawyer, had not satisfied the "writing off" requirements of s. 231(1) in respect of amounts owing to him...

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Administrative Policy

25 March 2021 CBA Commodity Taxes Roundtable, Q.8

A supplier after debiting accounts receivable and crediting revenue for an amount it has invoiced, immediately reverses this entry because (a) it...

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P-084R "Forgiven Debts Considered Bad Debts" 8 March 1999

[F]orgiven debts pursuant to an arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act are considered to be bad debts as opposed to reductions...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(2) 48

B-042 "Refund, Adjustment or Credit of GST"

GST/HST Policy Statement P-029R, "Bad Debts Deduction When Accounts Receivable are Bought or Taken Back," 4 January 1999

A registrant is entitled to claim a deduction pursuant to the provisions of subsection 231(1) of the Act in situations where the receivable has...

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Articles

Sabrina Wong, Sania Ilahi, "Tax Implications of Asset Securitizations", 2015 CTF Annual Conference Report

Advantages of sale to securitization trust on recourse basis (p. 12:25)

P-029R [states]:

...It is the Department's position that where a person...

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Steven D'Arcy, "Tax Paid in Error", Canadian GST Monitor, No. 136, 31 January 2000, p. 1.

Subsection 232(1.1)

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9267-9075 Québec Inc. v. The Queen, 2020 CCI 53

The appellant (“9267”) sold domain names on September 2012 for $500,000, payable in instalments, plus GST and QST to another corporation...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(3) failure to credit the adjustment precluded a s. 232(3) deduction 203

Administrative Policy

18 September 2017 Interpretation 176502

A registrant is reassessed for GST/HST that it did not charge on an invoice to a customer which declared bankruptcy prior to the reassessment and...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 232 - Subsection 232(2) credit can be generated by issuing credit note to bankrupt customer 154

Paragraph 232(1,1)(a)