Cases
Gestion M.-A. Roy Inc. v. Canada, 2024 CAF 16
Various whole life policies on the life of a resident individual (Mr. Roy) were owned by (i) a holding company (“Gestion Roy”), controlled by...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | s. 246(1) benefit where a sisterco pays premiums on whole life policies owned by the taxpayer | 288 |
Laliberté v. Canada, 2020 FCA 97
The taxpayer, who was the founder and controlling shareholder of Cirque du Soleil, had been found by the Tax Court to have received a taxable...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | the Cirque du Soleil’s bearing most of the $41.8M cost of a space trip for its controlling shareholder gave rise to a shareholder benefit | 267 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Onus | Tax Court could determine a taxable benefit percentage (different from that assumed by the Minister) based on all the evidence | 304 |
Babich v. Canada, 2013 DTC 5010 [at 5556], 2012 FCA 276, aff'g 2010 TCC 352
The taxpayer ("Babich") was the sole shareholder of a corporation ("Able") which provided a car exclusively for use (both personal and business)...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(e) | 194 |
The Queen v. Robinson, 2000 DTC 6176 (FCTD)
The inadvertent crediting by a company's accountants of an amount to the shareholder loan account owing to the taxpayer rather than to the sales...
Chopp v. R., 98 DTC 6014, [1998] 1 CTC 407 (FCA)
In finding that there was a shareholder benefit conferred when the taxpayer's daughter, while an inexperienced bookkeeper, used corporate funds to...
The Queen v. Fingold, 97 DTC 5449 (FCA)
A holding and management company owned by the taxpayer and his brother conferred a taxable benefit on the taxpayer when it purchased a Florida...
Hrga v. R., 97 DTC 5165, [1997] 2 CTC 172 (FCTD)
The taxpayer, who was the sole beneficial shareholder of a corporation ("Interconserv"), guaranteed a debenture of a partially-owned subsidiary of...
Toma v. The Queen, 95 DTC 5356, [1995] 2 CTC 239 (FCTD)
When one of the two corporations owned by the taxpayer ("Meridian Green") fell into financial difficulty, the taxpayer signed a personal...
Penny v. The Queen, 95 DTC 5083, [1995] 1 CTC 114 (FCTD)
An account receivable owing to a private corporation controlled by the taxpayer was found to have been appropriated by him given the receipt (and...
Cartwright v. The Queen, 94 DTC 6677, [1995] 1 CTC 15 (FCTD)
The shareholder benefit received by the taxpayer as a result of a seasonal residence of the corporation being made available for use by him and...
Winter v. The Queen, 90 DTC 6681, [1991] 1 CTC 113 (FCA)
Where an individual had a company controlled by him sell shares of another corporation to his son-in-law for a sale price that was less than their...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(2) | specific provisions applied before GAAR | 104 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) | s. 56(2) inapplicable if actual transferee was taxable on the amount | 171 |
Youngman v. The Queen, 90 DTC 6322, [1990] 2 CTC 10 (FCA)
A corporation owned by the taxpayer and his family built a luxurious home in 1978 at a cost of $395,549 on land which originally had been acquired...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Onus | 85 |
Vine Estate v. The Queen, 89 DTC 5528, [1990] 1 CTC 18 (FCTD)
An incorporated car dealership (Carl Vine Ltd.) which was owned by an individual (Mr. Vine) and his wife contributed monies to fund the operating...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Loss v. Loss | 122 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 80.4 - Subsection 80.4(2) | 33 |
Friedland v. The Queen, 89 DTC 5341, [1989] 2 CTC 79 (FCTD)
An individual ("Friedland") carried on his business of economics consulting through a corporation ("SFRA"). When dissatisfied clients brought...
Grohne v. The Queen, 89 DTC 5220, [1989] 1 CTC 434 (FCTD)
The taxpayer, along with other promoters of a company, entered into a "standby agreement" whereby they agreed to purchase shares of the company...
Cooper v. The Queen, 88 DTC 6525, [1989] 1 CTC 66 (FCTD)
With reference to whether an interest-free loan gives rise to a taxable benefit, Rouleau J. stated:
"There is a considerable difference between...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Illegality | income tax consequences attaching to illegal loan | 77 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 105 - Subsection 105(1) | interest-free loan recognized as obligation rather than benefit | 103 |
R. v. Century 21 Ramos Realty Inc., 87 DTC 5158, [1987] 1 CTC 340 (Ont.C.A.)
The summary conviction appeal court judge indicated that even if shares received by the accused had a value of only $25, the accused should still...
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| Tax Topics - Other Legislation/Constitution - Charter (Constitution Act, 1982) - Subsection 15(1) | 47 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) | 97 |
Hall v. The Queen, 86 DTC 6208, [1986] 1 CTC 399 (FCTD)
The shareholders of a company ("Quebec") purchased a $453,000 note owing by the company for a purchase price of $250,000, payable in 20...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Debt/ receivables | 161 |
Indalex Ltd. v. The Queen, 86 DTC 6039, [1986] 1 CTC 219 (FCTD), aff'd 88 DTC 6053, [1988] 1 CTC 60 (FCA)
A "shareholder" does not include an affiliate that does not hold shares in the corporation.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Old | 66 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(2) | 208 |
Murphy v. The Queen, 85 DTC 5462, [1985] 2 CTC 248 (FCTD)
A company of which the taxpayer and her husband were the shareholders paid for work that was done on the family residence, which was owned by her...
The Queen v. Houle, 83 DTC 5430, [1983] CTC 406 (FCTD)
It was found that since a yacht had been acquired by a company primarily for business entertaining and promotional purposes rather than for the...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Tax Avoidance | 30 |
Schlamp v. The Queen, 82 DTC 6274, [1982] CTC 304 (FCTD)
Rent-free accommodation provided by a company to its shareholder with respect to a home constructed by the company was a taxable benefit. $350 per...
The Queen v. Schubert, 80 DTC 6366, [1980] CTC 497 (FCTD)
It was held that the transfer of all the assets of an unincorporated printing-table business by the owner to a company controlled by him entailed...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Other | 36 |
Berbynuk v. The Queen, 78 DTC 6322, [1978] CTC 448 (FCTD)
A company did not report income generated from the sale of scrap metal. Some of the cash so generated came into the hands of the appellant, who...
Perrault v. The Queen, 78 DTC 6272, [1978] CTC 395 (FCA)
The appellant majority shareholder of a company, who agreed to purchase the shares held in the company by a minority shareholder in consideration...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(28) | 32 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) | 48 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 84 - Subsection 84(2) | business continued "on a reduced scale" | 54 |
The Queen v. Ginter, 77 DTC 5274, [1977] CTC 418 (FCA)
A corporation, which was owned by the taxpayer, leased a building from him and made an addition to it. It was found that since it was anticipated...
Steeves v. The Queen, 76 DTC 6269, [1976] CTC 470 (FCTD)
Two individuals who were engaged in the road construction business elsewhere, owned 1/2 the shares of a corporation ("Paving") engaged in that...
The Queen v. Phillips, 76 DTC 6093, [1976] CTC 126 (FCA)
In 1964 the taxpayer acquired all the shares of a company from an individual ("Beaupré") for $12,000 and, as part of that arrangement, caused the...
Rosenblat v. The Queen, 75 DTC 5274, [1975] CTC 472 (FCTD)
In June 1967 a company ("Brilund") agreed to issue shares then worth no more than $120,000 to a non-resident shareholder, in consideration of past...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Evidence | 22 | |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Shares | 50 |
The Queen v. Neudorf, 75 DTC 5213, [1975] CTC 192 (FCTD)
The cost of improvements made by a company to leased building premises owned by its shareholder was included in his income. There was no agreement...
The Queen v. Leslie, 75 DTC 5086, [1975] CTC 155 (FCTD)
In 1959 the taxpayer sold his food storage business having a fair market value of $5,078 to a company of which he was the majority shareholder in...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 85 - Subsection 85(1) | 97 |
Huron Steel Fabricators (London) Ltd. v. M.N.R., 75 DTC 5006, [1974] CTC 889 (FCTD)
The Crown's theory was that an arrangement, whereunder (a) the majority shareholder ("Fratschko") of a private company ("Huron") acquired the...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Shares | 34 |
Angle v. M.N.R., 74 DTC 6278, [1975] 2 S.C.R. 248
"A tax assessment in respect of a benefit or advantage received is not inconsistent with an obligation to pay for the benefit or advantage where,...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Res Judicata | 160 |
Byke Estate v. The Queen, 74 DTC 6585, [1974] CTC 763 (FCTD)
Following the acquisition of the shares of a company by the taxpayers for consideration that included a mortgage given by the company to the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 77 |
Bernstein v. MNR, 74 DTC 6041, [1974] CTC 4 (FCTD), aff'd 77 DTC 5187, [1977] CTC 328 (FCA)
Pillsbury Holdings did not apply to a sale by a corporation ("Highland") to its individual shareholders of shares of a subsidiary ("Berkam") worth...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Dividend | 73 |
Kennedy v. MNR, 73 DTC 5359, [1973] CTC 437 (FCA)
The taxpayer's company acquired a property at a net cost of $159,000 and converted it for use in a car dealership at a cost of $185,000, so that...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Other | 60 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Timing | 70 |
MNR v. Bisson, 72 DTC 6374 (FCTD)
The taxpayer, who was the general manager and one of the two principal shareholders of a bus company ("Hull City Transport") agreed, in settlement...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(4) - Paragraph 152(4)(a) - Subparagraph 152(4)(a)(i) | reasonable mistake | 148 |
Guilder News Co. (1963) Ltd. v. MNR, 73 DTC 5048, [1973] CTC 1 (FCA)
The sale in 1964 of shares by a corporation to its sole shareholder at an undervalue gave rise to a benefit to the shareholder notwithstanding...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | 229 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 121 | 13 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Dividend | 70 |
MNR v. Pillsbury Holdings Ltd., 64 DTC 5184, [1964] CTC 294 (Ex Ct)
In 1953 two subsidiaries of the taxpayer waived the interest that was coming due on two loans they had made to the taxpayer a year previously, and...
See Also
Greer v. The King, 2023 TCC 100
Spiro J applied the presumption in s. 181(3) of the Business Corporations Act (NB) that an entry in a share register is, in the absence of...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(4) - Paragraph 152(4)(a) - Subparagraph 152(4)(a)(i) | failure to consult a tax professional was indicative of negligence | 212 |
Gestion M.-A. Roy Inc. v. The King, 2022 CCI 144, aff'd 2024 CAF 16
The taxpayers were a (i) corporate shareholder (“Gestion Roy”) of a consulting firm (“R3D”) that was majority-owned by a resident...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | s. 246(1) applicable where subsidiary of sister company paid premiums on policy owned by the taxpayer (with such subsidiary, a revocable beneficiary) | 277 |
Jackman v. The Queen, 2022 TCC 73
The taxpayers (Bruce and Nancy) were the shareholders of a corporation (“C.A.B.”) that owned a marina on Vancouver Island. Paul (together with...
Boyd B. Harding v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2022 TCC 3
The taxpayer was the sole shareholder and sole director of a holding company (“654”) which, in turn, was the majority shareholder of a logging...
Le v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2021 QCCQ 5290
Shortly after coming to Canada from Vietnam, the taxpayer came to be dominated by her aunt, with whom she stayed, and her aunt’s son. She...
Pelletier v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2021 QCCQ 670 (Court of Quebec)
The ARQ accepted that the helicopter, that the corporate taxpayer (Héli) rented out for use by corporate group members (one of which was involved...
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| Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 173 - Subsection 173(1) | the net tax addition for the shareholder benefit from personal use of a corporate helicopter should reflect GAAP depreciation rather than (ITA) depreciable-property class rates | 213 |
Spiegel Sohmer Inc. v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2021 QCCQ 69
A senior tax partner of a Montreal law firm (“Raich”) sought and received reimbursement from the firm’s management company (Spiegel Sohmer...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | reimbursing expenses for the wedding of a law firm partner’s daughter were non-deductible to the firm management company | 192 |
Wise v. The Queen, 2019 TCC 196
In September 15, 2010, the taxpayer leased a building to a corporation (“VWM”) of which she and her son were shareholders pursuant to a...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | subsequent year’s transactions following a s. 15(1) assessment had no retrospective effect | 221 |
Kyard Capital 2007 Inc. v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2019 QCCQ 1617
The individual taxpayer (“Fontaine”) was the president and majority shareholder of a corporation (“Kyard”) that earned fees from the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | payment of professional dues was benefit | 152 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Solicitor-Client Privilege | unnecessary to waive privilege in order to substantiate the nature of legal services provided | 143 |
Mikhail v. The Queen, 2019 TCC 49 (Informal Procedure)
A corporation which carried on a pharmacy business paid fees to one of its shareholders for his services as pharmacist and manager and wages to...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(4) - Paragraph 152(4)(a) - Subparagraph 152(4)(a)(i) | failure to properly account for near-cash rebates was neglect under s. 152(4)(a)(i) | 154 |
Laliberté v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 186, aff'd 2020 FCA 97
The taxpayer, who was the founder and controlling shareholder of Cirque du Soleil, was reassessed a $41.8 million shareholder benefit in respect...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | taxable benefit from one company initially bearing costs of shareholder space trip and then being reimbursed by an Opco | 218 |
Melançon v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 73
The taxpayer, who was the sole shareholder of a (“Gexco”), which used nine employees in its house-construction business. Gexco paid...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | rebooking of “expense” as shareholder advance was retroactive tax planning | 174 |
Rowntree v Commissioner of Taxation, [2018] FCA 182
The taxpayer, an experienced lawyer, received over $4 million in numerous dealings with companies that he controlled and, for most of them, was...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Evidence | contract must be evinced by documents or conduct | 184 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Evidence | contract must be evinced by documents or conduct |
Engelberg v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2017 QCCQ 14819
The individual taxpayer (Engelberg) was a shareholder of the corporate taxpayer (“Canada Inc.) and did not deal with it at arm’s length. In...
R. v. Golini, 2016 TCC 174
The taxpayer (“Paul Sr.”) following an estate freeze held preferred shares of the holding company for the family business (“Ontario”)...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Sham | sham doctrine did not apply to a "minor pretence" | 338 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | interest deduction on limited recourse loan | 305 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) | use of corporate asset to create PUC was abuse of s. 84(1) | 250 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 84 - Subsection 84(1) | policy of 84(1) | 219 |
Latham v. The Queen, 2015 DTC 1104 [at 617], 2015 TCC 75
The taxpayers ("John and Diane Latham") owned a corporation ("Farmers"), which rented out buildings to third parties, and to a related company. In...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 84 - Subsection 84(2) | deemed dividend not possible where foreclosure eliminated corporations's assets |
Charania v. The Queen, 2015 DTC 1103 [at 614], 2015 TCC 80 (Informal Procedure)
The taxpayer owned a large portion of the non-voting shares in a corporation ("B&N"). The taxpayer lived in a property that B&N had purchased and...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | consideration for transfer to shareholder adjusted without price adjustment clause | 242 |
Rogers Estate v. The Queen, 2015 DTC 1029 [at 124], 2014 TCC 348
Pursuant to a share appreciation right ("SAR") attached to stock options granted by a public corporation which he controlled and of which he was...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 39 - Subsection 39(1) - Paragraph 39(1)(a) | capital gain can arise from property which is not capital property | 271 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 5 - Subsection 5(1) | exercise of stock option surrender plan for FMV was not "remuneration" | 121 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(3) - Paragraph 7(3)(a) | s. 7 a complete code for taxation of stock option benefits | 230 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Options | holding one's employee stock options until just before they expire is not typical of an adventure in the nature of trade | 185 |
Versteegh Ltd & Ors v. Commissioners, [2013] UKFTT 642 (TC)
One company in a group of UK companies (the "Lender") made a loan to a subsidiary (the "Borrower"). The loan terms obligated the Borrower to...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Exempt Receipts/Business | taxable share interest on loan held by affiliate | 166 |
Tyskerud v. The Queen, 2012 DTC 1179 [at 3453], 2012 TCC 196 (Informal Procedure)
The taxpayer's use of her corporation's line of credit to pay down her personal debt resulted in a clear shareholder benefit, and her failure to...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 163 - Subsection 163(2) | obvious and substantial shareholder benefit | 58 |
McIntosh v. The Queen, 2012 DTC 1049 [at 2741], 2011 TCC 579 (Informal Procedure)
The taxpayers were the sole shareholders and employees of a corporation engaged in the business of auto retailing. The corporation compensated...
Canadian Winesecrets Inc. v. The Queen, 2011 DTC 1310 [at 1742], 2011 TCC 390 (Informal Procedure)
The taxpayer was incorporated by a non-resident individual carrying on a proprietorship. It then acquired assets of the proprietorship (comprising...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Other | 168 |
Boulet v. The Queen, 2010 DTC 1015 [at 2602], 2009 TCC 261
On September 18, 1998, the two taxpayers agreed that they would incorporate a company (the “Company” – to be owned equally by them) to...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Land | binding NAL agreement suppressed land's FMV | 217 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence | basement apartment was separate from principal residence | 63 |
Potvin v. The Queen, 2008 DTC 4813, 2008 TCC 319 (Informal Procedure)
The provision of a truck to the taxpayer's husband by a corporation of which she was the sole shareholder and he the principal employee was found...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(e) | 86 |
Gestion Léon Gagnon Inc. c. La Reine, 2007 DTC 267, 2006 TCC 682
No s. 15(1) benefit was conferred on the taxpayer when a corporation, ("CFIC") whose common shares were owned as to 55% by the taxpayer's sole...
Dyck v. The Queen, 2007 TCC 458
The taxpayer’s accountant recommended that an investment account (the ED account) held in the name of a corporation controlled by the taxpayers...
Park Haven Designs Inc. v. The Quenn, 2006 TCC 685
A husband and wife (the Jaques) owned a corporation (“Park Haven”) that managed the building of custom homes for customers. A property (the...
Truckbase Corporation v. The Queen, 2006 DTC 2930, 2006 TCC 215 (Informal Procedure)
In finding that the payment by a corporation of professional fees incurred for the preparation of shareholder agreements did not give rise to a...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | shareholder agreement expenses deductible | 101 |
Colubriale c. La Reine, 2006 DTC 2577, 2004 TCC 578
After finding that a shareholder benefit was conferred on the taxpayer when he transferred a property to a corporation of which he was majority...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Land | 129 |
Roth v. The Queen, 2005 DTC 1570, 2005 TCC 484, aff'd 2007 DTC 5222, 2007 FCA 38
The purported transfer by the taxpayer of an undeveloped project (i.e., of know-how he had developed with respect to a proposed LNG project) was...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Incurring of Expense | purported transfer of knowhow to corportion did not entail acquisition of property | 98 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Property | knowhow not propery | 85 |
World Corp. v. The Queen, 2003 DTC 951, 2003 TCC 494
The taxpayer assigned a commission of $3.9 million that was to be paid on a deferred basis by a limited partnership in consideration for the...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Other | 184 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(9) | 83 |
Dobbin v. The Queen, 2003 DTC 118 (TCC)
The taxpayer was unsuccessful in the submission that a shareholder benefit arising to him, computed as the difference between an imputed rate of...
Foresbec Inc. v. The Queen, 2002 DTC 1786 (TCC), aff'd 2003 DTC 5455, 2002 FCA 186
At the time of the purchase by the taxpayer of a control block of the shares of a public company (Foresbec), it and Foresbec "granted" to the...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Sham | documents did not reflect legal reality | 58 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Tax Avoidance | documents did not reflect legal reality | 58 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | 81 |
Robson v. The Queen, 2001 DTC 1039 (TCC)
Bowman A.C.J. stated (at pp.1043-1044):
"There is a departmental mindset, shrouded in the euphemistic rubric of fiscal symmetry, that says that if...
Davisson v. The Queen, 2000 DTC 2140 (TCC)
A loan made by a corporation of which the taxpayer was the sole shareholder to an insolvent corporation owned by his wife ("Arena") gave rise to...
Safety Boss Ltd. v. The Queen, 2000 DTC 1767 (TCC)
Before going on to find that amounts paid by the taxpayer to its non-resident shareholder and to a non-resident company controlled by him were...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 247 - New - Subsection 247(2) | 293 | |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Interpretation Bulletins, etc. | 53 |
Pellizzari v. MNR, 87 DTC 56, [1987] 1 CTC 2106 (TCC)
Before going on to find that the taxpayer had received income from employment under s. 5(1) as a result of a corporation of which she was...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | 75 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | 112 |
Long v. R., 98 DTC 1420, [1998] 1 CTC 2995 (TCC)
The inadvertent failure of a corporation's bookkeeper to debit the payment of a personal expenditure against the balance for the loan owing by the...
Donovan v. The Queen, 94 DTC 1143, [1994] 1 CTC 2394 (TCC), aff'd 96 DTC 6085 (FCA)
The shareholder benefit to the individual taxpayer from his free use of a Florida residence that he had transferred to a family corporation was...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(1) - Paragraph 12(1)(c) | imputed interest income under barter exchange would arise to extent that an interest-free loan to a corporation would have reduced the s. 15(1) benefit | 245 |
Dale v. The Queen, 94 DTC 1100, [1994] 1 CTC 2303 (TCC), aff'd supra.
At the time of a purported capital dividend on preference shares, the authorized capital of the corporation had not yet been amended to include...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 85 - Subsection 85(1) | shares must be issued within a reasonable time | 232 |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Drafting Style | 93 |
Del Grande v. The Queen, 93 DTC 133 (TCC)
The taxpayer, who was an officer, director and shareholder of two corporations and provided financial and business advice to the other principal...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 251 - Subsection 251(1) - Paragraph 251(1)(c) | majority shareholder not subject to the direction of the minority shareholder | 65 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(5) | 114 | |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Specific v. General Provisions | 81 |
Simpson v. MNR, 92 DTC 1912, [1992] 2 CTC 2387 (TCC)
A lump sum of $433,333 received by the taxpayer from a bank was found to have been received in settlement of his claim against the bank for...
Mullen v. MNR, 90 DTC 1551, [1990] 2 CTC 2141 (TCC)
Brulé J. found that s. 15(1) did not apply to a shareholder of a connected corporation in light of the fact that this situation was specifically...
Doyon v. MNR, 90 DTC 1132, [1990] 1 CTC 2242 (TCC)
In rejecting a submission that because the majority shareholder of a plumbing company was (allegedly) aware of the company's payment of personal...
Gendron v. MNR, 89 DTC 582 (TCC)
A corporation engaged principally in the construction business but deriving 6% of its revenues from rental properties, purchased a Florida...
President of India v. La Pintada Companid Navigacion S.A., [1985] A.C. 104
The common law gives the creditor no right to interest on his debt. Such a right can only arise by agreement or by statute.
Cangro Resources Ltd. v. MNR, 67 DTC 582 (TAB)
A payment received by the taxpayer that was stated to be made out of "paid-in capital and paid-in surplus" pursuant to the provisions of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Dividend | distributions out of share premium based on number of shares held were dividends | 231 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 90 - Subsection 90(1) | distributions out of share premium based on number of shares held were dividends | 231 |
Administrative Policy
20 June 2023 STEP Roundtable Q. 10, 2023-0965831C6 - Non-Resident Corporations Owning Canadian Real Estate
A non-resident corporation owned by a non-resident individual purchases a Canadian vacation home that is available for use by that individual and...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 214 - Subsection 214(3) - Paragraph 214(3)(a) | Pt. XIII tax is applicable where non-resident corporation makes a Canadian property available to its non-resident shareholder or family | 133 |
7 October 2022 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 5, 2022-0936301C6 F - Guarantee fee
An individual, a sole shareholder of a corporation, borrows money in order to earn business or property income. To secure his personal loan, his...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) | one-time fee to subsidiary for mortgaging its property as security for a bank loan to the shareholder would not qualify under s. 20(1)(e.1) | 139 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | one-time fee to subsidiary for mortgaging its property as security for a bank loan to the shareholder could qualify under s. 20(1)(e) | 175 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Business | guarantee or pledge fee is from a service and, therefore, is from an undertaking of any kind whatever | 160 |
3 May 2022 CALU Roundtable Q. 6, 2022-0928841C6 - Segregated Fund beneficiary Designation
Mr. A owns all the shares of a Canadian-controlled private corporation (Holdco) owning a segregated fund insurance policy (the Policy) under which...
2021 Ruling 2020-0847671R3 F - Transfert d'un immeuble
Background
A not-for profit corporation described in s. 149(1)(l) (the “Corporation”) governed by the CBCA acquired a building from a...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Land | no demurral re a property’s FMV being suppressed by long-term leases with nil net rents | 247 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(l) | CBCA corporation which leased its property rent-free to its shareholders presented to CRA as an NPO | 215 |
13 November 2020 Internal T.I. 2020-0864831I7 - Equity award plan and recharge agreement
Under an RSU plan established by the U.S. public-company parent (“USCo”) of CanCo, awards of RSUs are made to participants, including CanCo...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Salary Deferral Arrangement - Paragraph (k) | para. (k) not available where RSUs are granted early in Year 1 and vest 36 months later | 179 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(3) - Paragraph 7(3)(b) | s. 7(3)(b) did not apply to recharge agreement reimbursements made to a parent that had the discretion to settle the RSUs in cash | 293 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(1) | no agreement to issue shares under an RSU if the company can choose to settle in cash | 139 |
2019 Ruling 2018-0762581R3 - Foreign Affiliate Reorganization
Prior to the formal winding up of CFA2 into CFA1, it sold its assets at their book value (i.e., for less than their FMV) in exchange for a...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 5907 - Subsection 5907(2) - Paragraph 5907(2)(f) | Reg. 5907(2)(f) does not apply where inventory is transferred on a foreign rollover basis | 361 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 5907 - Subsection 5907(2.1) | Reg. 5907(5.1) applicable to pre-wind-up transfer on a foreign tax law rollover basis | 164 |
5 October 2018 APFF Roundtable Q. 14, 2018-0768851C6 F - Avantage imposable découlant de l’utilisation d’un aéronef
IT-432R2, para. 11 indicates that the value of a taxable benefit conferred on a shareholder respecting property made available by the corporation...
AD-18-01: "Taxable Benefit for the Personal Use of an Aircraft" 17 March 2018
This policy on the computation of taxable benefits arising from the personal use of aircraft will be effective for individual taxation years...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | 720 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | non-deductibility where personal use of corporate aircraft by shareholders | 130 |
May 2017 CPA Alberta Roundtable, ITA Q.9
A small business only having employee(s) who are also shareholder(s), establishes a notional health care spending account(s) (a type of “private...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Private Health Services Plan | private health service plan rules generally are not available for a sole shareholder-employee | 180 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) - Subparagraph 6(1)(a)(i) | HCSA for sole shareholder-employee unlikely to operate as insurance plan | 200 |
May 2016 Alberta CPA Roundtable, Q.15
What is the CRA policy on rental claims by a corporation for use of a workspace in a shareholder’s residence (which, in one instance an auditor...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 67 | deduction by corporation of rents/reimbursements paid for use of office in shareholder’s home | 192 |
2016 Ruling 2016-0630761R3 - Transfer of Shares
A foreign affiliate (New FA) of a Canadian corporation (ACo) transferred all the shares of FA1 to a Canadian-resident subsidiary (BCo) of ACo in...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 93 - Subsection 93(1.11) | transfer of an FA with exempt earnings by FA Holdco to Can Subco required to occur at less than the shares’ FMV | 548 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 5901 - Subsection 5901(2) - Paragraph 5901(2)(b) | stated capital distribution from FA treated as pre-acq dividend | 188 |
7 October 2016 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 1, 2016-0651771C6 F - Critical Illness Insurance
CRA noted respecting the transfer for no consideration of a critical illness insurance policy by Opco (which was the policyholder, beneficiary and...
14 March 2016 External T.I. 2016-0626781E5 - Neuman Type Situation
The only issued and outstanding share of Opco (which has retained earnings of $500,000) is 1 Class A common share, with a fair market value of...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) | s. 56(2) likely non-applicable where spouse subscribes nominal consideration for Opco shares and receives a large discretionary dividend | 262 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | Kieboom treated as entailing disposition of right to receive dividends | 340 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 73 - Subsection 73(1) | spousal rollover for Kieboom disposition of economic interest | 82 |
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 4, 2015-0595541C6 F - Computation of taxable benefit
The value of the s. 15(1) benefit arising from the provision of property (e.g., a yacht or luxurious residence) to a shareholder may be computed...
7 October 2016 APFF Roundtable, Q.8
After indicating that the policy in Guide T4130, that the sale of “merchandise” by an employer will not give rise to a benefit from employment...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | policy on employees’ purchases of discounted merchandise excludes condos | 155 |
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 13, 2015-0595781C6 F - Reimbursement of attributed income
Most of the income of a partnership has been allocated and distributed to a partner which is a personal trust, but CRA reallocates most of such...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 103 - Subsection 103(1.1) | no secondary adjustments are required for the operation of most income attribution provisions | 117 |
S2-F1-C1 - Health and Welfare Trusts
1.41 Unless the particular facts establish otherwise, there is a general presumption that an employee-shareholder receives a benefit in the...
29 April 2015 External T.I. 2014-0532691E5 F - Vente immeuble - syndicat copropriétaire
After noting that a community of condominium owners is treated by s. 1039 of the Civil Code as a legal person, and is a corporation, CRA went on...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Corporation | community of condominium owners is treated by the Civil Code as a legal person, and is a corporation | 125 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(l) | a syndicate of condominium co-owners could qualify as a s. 149(1)(l) corporation, so that a capital gain realized by it on a condo sale would be exempt | 151 |
3 March 2015 Internal T.I. 2014-0527841I7 F - Avantage imposable pour aéronef
In a situation where there was personal use of a corporate aircraft by the individual shareholder (Mr. A) of the "grandfather" (indirect parent)...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(7) - Paragraph 13(7)(c) | apportionment of aircraft use between business and personal | 74 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1.4) - Paragraph 15(1.4)(c) | s. 15(1.4)(c) applied to extend scope of Massicotte indirect benefit doctrine | 170 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | s. 15(1.4)(c) applied to extend scope of Massicotte indirect benefit doctrine | 857 |
24 September 2014 External T.I. 2014-0522261E5 - Shareholder benefit on leasehold improvements
Q.1
: Is the s. 15(1) benefit arising from improvements made by the corporation to shareholder-owned commercial real estate mitigated if under...
7 August 2014 External T.I. 2014-0528841E5 F - Changement à une résidence principale
A taxpayer renovates the basement of his home by adding a separate door, permitting access from the outside, in order to establish offices there...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 45 - Subsection 45(1) - Paragraph 45(1)(c) | addition of a door to an exterior wall could be considered a structural change triggering a change of use | 136 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 1102 - Subsection 1102(5) | Reg. 1102(5) not applicable where door added by tenant to basement rental property | 181 |
11 March 2014 Internal T.I. 2013-0513221I7 F - Stock options
Publico determined to grant stock options to its directors and consultants, as a result of which a private corporation ("Corporation"), that had...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) | s. 56(2) benefit where corporation implicitly consented to consultant's options being issued by client directly to its shareholder | 170 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(4) | implicit transfer by corporation when stock options earned by it were issued directly by its client to its shareholder | 175 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(28) | s. 248(28) does not prevent a double income inclusion to corporation under s. 56 and shareholder under s. 15 | 226 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Timing | no s. 9(1) income inclusion from consultant being granted stock options until exercise | 226 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Options | stock options with no in-the-money value could have nil FMV | 134 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 52 - Subsection 52(1) | s. 15 benefit due to shareholder receipt of stock options earned by corporation added to the ACB of the exercised shares | 165 |
24 April 2012 Internal T.I. 2011-0400671I7 F - Honoraires professionnels
In finding that the payment by a corporation of fees that had been incurred by its individual shareholder and that did not qualify in accordance...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Start-Up and Liquidation Costs | fees incurred by individual before intention to form a corp did not qualify as pre-incorporation expenses | 486 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(1) - Paragraph 40(1)(a) - Subparagraph 40(1)(a)(i) | tax planning fees paid to joint counsel qualified as a disposition expense | 143 |
16 April 2012 External T.I. 2011-0411491E5 - Taxation of distributions of a US LLC
In…2011-0411491E5, CRA commented on an interest in a United States Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) held by an Alberta Unlimited Liability...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | taxable benefit where US taxes on LLC income allocated to indirect Cdn member are paid by LLC or intermediate ULC | 161 |
7 November 2013 External T.I. 2013-0473771E5 - Shareholder of a Not-for-profit corporation
In response to a detailed submission to the contrary, CRA maintained its position under the expanded definition of "shareholder" in s. 248(1)
that...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Shareholder | NPO member receiving "shareholder" benefit | 55 |
1 May 2013 Internal T.I. 2009-0321721I7 - Stock Option Recharge on Grant Date
Canco, a Canadian subsidiary of USCo, a publicly traded company, was required under Canadian GAAP to compute the fair value of stock options...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Options | use of Black-Scholes | 142 |
4 December 2013 External T.I. 2012-0465891E5 F - Primes d'assurance / Premiums
When asked whether there would be a taxable benefit where Corporation A, which had other insured employees as well, paid insurance premiums for...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) - Subparagraph 6(1)(a)(i) | sub plan with only one employee of particular employer could be a group plan if benefits similar to those for employees in other sub plans | 178 |
29 April 2013 External T.I. 2010-0356401E5 - Stock Option Recharge on Grant Date
Under an agreement between a non-resident public company (Parentco) and its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary (Canco), Canco reimburses Parentco...
19 May 2010 External T.I. 2010-0364131E5 F - Issuance - Discretionary shares
Upon the incorporation of Opco, X subscribed for and continued thereafter to hold all the Class A voting participating shares of Opco, whose terms...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(b) | Kieboom/s. 69(1)(b) rather than s. 15(1) where benefit conferred by shareholder rather than corporation | 185 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 74.1 - Subsection 74.1(1) | application of Kiebom to consider interest in corp to have been transferred to spouse could engage s. 74.1(1) | 221 |
S4-F3-C1 - Price Adjustment Clauses
CRA will consider a price adjustment clause to represent pricing at fair market value if:
- the agreement reflects a bona fide intention of the...
2012 Ruling 2010-0391281R3 - Incentive Plan - Reimbursement Agreement
underline;">: RSU plan. Parent (which is a US public company) has for a number of years been issuing stock options and restricted stock units to...
5 October 2012 APFF Roundtable Q. 13, 2012-0454181C6 F - Discretionary Dividend Shares
Mr. X holds 100 Class A voting participating shares of Opco with a fair market value of $5M and nominal adjusted cost base and paid-up capital....
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) | general policy against conferring a benefit on a corporation | 205 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 110.6 - Subsection 110.6(7) - Paragraph 110.6(7)(b) | acquisition by Holdco of discretionary dividend shares of Opco at undervalue could engage s. 110.6(7) application to Opco commons | 208 |
8 May 2012 CALU Roundtable Q. 7, 2012-0435661C6 - Shareholder Benefit - Co-Ownership Life Insurance
Holdco, and its subsidiary Opco, enter into a split-dollar insurance arrangement. They "purchase together permanent life insurance policy on the...
23 January 2012 External T.I. 2011-0409671E5 F - Propriété superficiaire
Corporation A erected, at its expense and for exclusive use in its transport business, a detached garage on the land on which the principal...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence - Paragraph (e) | land leased to corporation for business use not part of principal residence | 160 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 1102 - Subsection 1102(1) - Paragraph 1102(1)(c) | individual shareholder not entitled to claim CCA on building constructed by the corporation for use in its business even where taxpayer owns it | 160 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Ownership | whether tenant had Quebec right of superficies to garage erected by it determined whether it was its property | 91 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(21) - Depreciable Property | building erected by corporation on shareholder’s land not depreciable property unless shareholder renounces right of accession | 223 |
7 October 2011 Roundtable, 2011-0407291C6 F - Group Life Insurance Policy
Professionals practising through a professional corporation hold a group term life insurance certificate as an insured, for which the policyholder...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Capital Dividend Account - Paragraph (d) - Subparagraph (d)(ii) | CDA addition for receipt of proceeds of policy on life of shareholder | 226 |
7 October 2011 Roundtable, 2011-0413281C6 F - Avantage à un actionnaire et assurance-vie
What is the value of the benefit under s. 15(1) where a corporation changes the beneficiary of a life insurance policy on the life of its...
11 February 2011 External T.I. 2010-0360001E5 - Shareholder benefit - single purpose corporation
Does a subsection 15(1) shareholder benefit result from the personal use and enjoyment of an airplane held by a single purpose corporation? CRA...
6 December 2011 TEI Roundtable Q. 5, 2011-0427001C6 - 2011 TEI Q#5 - Distributions from Foreign Corp.
S. 15(1) will not apply to a distribution of a share premium of a foreign affiliate if it is a pro rata distribution governed by draft s. 90(2).
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 90 - Subsection 90(3) | 2-step approach | 148 |
24 November 2011 External T.I. 2011-0416791E5 F - Shareholder Benefit
Opco is the beneficiary of a universal life insurance policy (the "Policy") on the life of its sole shareholder, Mr. A, who is the policyholder....
23 June 2011 External T.I. 2011-0397881E5 - 149(1)(l) Entity - Use of Land by Shareholders
In the case of a corporation to which s. 149(1)(l) applied (non-profit corporation for recreation or pleasure), use by a shareholder of corporate...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(l) | 65 |
24 January 2011 Internal T.I. 2010-0389251I7 F - Farm-out agreement and warrants
A mining exploration corporation (the "Purchaser") agreed with another mining exploration corporation (the "Vendor") to acquire an interest in the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 66.1 - Subsection 66.1(6) - Canadian exploration expense - Paragraph (j) | CEE to be incurred under simple farmout reduced by an allocation to warrants issued by farmee | 156 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Options | amount allocated out of consideration to “free” warrants based on the greater of their trading and in-the-money value | 191 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 66.1 - Subsection 66.1(6) - Canadian exploration expense - Paragraph (f) | application of farmout policy to situation where free warrants issued along with incurring of CEE | 214 |
8 October 2010 Roundtable, 2010-0373251C6 F - Immeuble détenu par une société
Youngman, in addressing a shareholder’s personal use of the corporation’s luxury apartment (i.e., where it was difficult to use the...
Memorandum TPM-03 "Downward Transfer Pricing Adjustments Under Subsection 247(2)," 20 October 2003
The Minister may decide not to exercise his discretion under s. 247(10) where a Canadian company requests a decrease in the transfer price of...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 247 - New - Subsection 247(10) | 256 |
8 October 2010 Roundtable, 2010-0373311C6 F - Oeuvres d'artistes étrangers
Can works of art of a foreign artist that are listed personal property be held by a corporation without being subject to s. 15(1)? CRA...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Listed Personal Property | art work in corporate boardroom is not personal use property, perhaps also where decorates office | 197 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 1102 - Subsection 1102(1) - Paragraph 1102(1)(e) | foreign art work decorating corporate offices is non-depreciable | 129 |
19 November 2009 External T.I. 2007-0257251E5 F - Assurance-vie
The parent corporation is the beneficiary of a life insurance policy while its subsidiary is the policyholder and pays the premiums. Does s....
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Disposition - Paragraph (d) | disposition by operation of law if there is a new contract | 162 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(10) - Paragraph 148(10)(d) | designation of a different beneficiary does not entail a disposition | 132 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Capital Dividend Account - Paragraph (d) | CDA addition to beneficiary not reduced by ACB of policy to the different policyholder - but s. 246(1) or 245(2) germane | 195 |
9 October 2009 CTF Roundtable Q. 25, 2009-0329911C6 F - assurance vie, avantage à l'actionnaire
Where Subco is the owner and pays the premiums on a life insurance policy, and the sole shareholder of Subco (Parentco) is the beneficiary, Subco...
2 June 2008 External T.I. 2008-0264161E5 F - Benefit Conferred to a Shareholder
Where the parents of the shareholder of a farming corporation have the exclusive use of a residence owned by the corporation at no charge, is a s....
8 October 2004 APFF Roundtable Q. 8, 2004-0090801C6 F - Benefit to Shareholders
In order for the taxpayers (the children) to fund their obligation to pay support to the divorced wife (Mrs. X) of their deceased father with...
12 February 2007 External T.I. 2006-0214141E5 F - Régime d'assurance salaire
A and B, who are the two 50% shareholders of AB Inc., also are the two salaried managers of AB Inc. All other employees are non-managers. It is...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) - Subparagraph 6(1)(a)(i) | a qualifying group disability plan could utilize individual policies, but s. 6(1)(a)(i) exclusion not available where plan restricted to the two shareholder-managers | 302 |
30 August 2004 External T.I. 2003-000135
The only significant asset of FA2 is a loan receivable of $100 owing by its parent, FA1, which is a wholly-owned foreign affiliate of Canco. When...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 95 - Subsection 95(1) - Foreign Accrual Property Income | 199 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 95 - Subsection 95(2) - Paragraph 95(2)(g.1) | 37 |
27 March 2008 External T.I. 2006-0200451E5 F - Syndicat de copropriétaires
A not-for-profit condominium syndicate, which CRA found was a corporation, proposed to distribute its land to the members in order to benefit from...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(l) | distribution of land by Quebec condominium syndicate would cause it to lose its NPO status | 65 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Corporation | condominium syndicate described in CCQ Art. 1039 is a corporation | 35 |
6 October 2006 Roundtable, 2006-0197211C6 F - Transfert de police d'ass-vie entre sociétés
CRA has indicated that where a corporation transfers an interest in a life insurance policy of which it is the owner to an individual who is its...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(7) | s. 148(7) applicable to policy transfer between sister corps | 39 |
19 October 2006 Internal T.I. 2006-0173261I7 F - Avantage conféré par une fiducie
A home or cottage is held by a trust with Mr. X and his family as well as a corporation owned by his spouse, as beneficiaries. If that property...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 105 - Subsection 105(2) | no s. 105(2) benefit if no trust income, and benefit to beneficiary would generate a s. 104(6) deduction | 95 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence - Paragraph (c.1) - Subparagraph (c.1)(iii) | corporation as contingent beneficiary of cottage trust precludes use of principal residence exemption | 200 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 105 - Subsection 105(1) | tolerance re use of trust personal use property by beneficiary or related person does not extend to unrelated person, but no benefit re payment of interest expense | 379 |
27 June 2006 Internal T.I. 2006-0180031I7 F - Contrat de rente différée - avantage imposable
The Directorate indicated that Holdco did not confer a benefit pursuant to s. 15(1) on its sole shareholder (Mr. X) by acquiring a deferred...
7 April 2006 External T.I. 2005-0152801E5 F - Remboursement de frais de scolarité
In finding that the payment by a corporation of the expenses (tuition, accommodation and travel) for Bob, its sole employee and sole shareholder,...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Know-How and Training | bearing costs for its sole shareholder to get an MBA was a capital expenditure | 362 |
30 May 2006 Internal T.I. 2006-0175401I7 F - Assurance-vie donnée en garantie
A corporation acquires a universal life insurance policy on the life of its shareholder, with the amount of the insurance coverage and the cash...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Proceeds of the Disposition - Paragraph (b) | use of policy to secure shareholder loan is not a policy loan | 249 |
4 April 2005 External T.I. 2005-0110941E5 F - Transfert d'une police d'assurance-vie
After indicating that the acquisition by a shareholder of an interest in a corporate life insurance policy for less than the fair market value...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) | ACB of life insurance policy transferred to shareholder increased by s. 15(1) benefit | 114 |
11 April 2005 External T.I. 2005-0112321E5 F - Price adjustment clause
An estate freeze entailed the exchange by Mr. A of his common shares of Opco by way of purchase for cancellation for Class A preferred shares with...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 51 - Subsection 51(2) | CRA may accept a price adjustment clause adjusting of share consideration on s. 51 exchange if genuine attempt to establish FMV and issue of intervening share cancellation is addressed | 312 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | CRA may also accept a price adjustment clause for improving the attributes of the shares received on an exchange so as to equal the exchange price | 332 |
27 May 2003 External T.I. 2002-0176485 F - regime d'assurance-salaire
A corporation that pays premiums to a wage loss replacement plan for a shareholder/employee. CCRA indicated that this would give rise to a...
2003 Ruling 2002-0174703 - Foreign Affiliate Reorganization
A great-grandchild foreign subsidiary ("Dco") of a Canadian public corporation ("Aco") and a great-grandchild foreign subsidiary of Aco ("Fco")...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Disposition | 162 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 53 - Subsection 53(2) - Paragraph 53(2)(b) | 166 |
30 November 2004 External T.I. 2004-0090181E5 F - Assurance maladie grave
A corporation purchases a critical illness insurance policy on the life of its sole shareholder and there is also, at an additional cost, a rider...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 39 - Subsection 39(1) - Paragraph 39(1)(a) - Subparagraph 39(1)(a)(iii) | no capital gain on receipt by corporation of benefit under a critical illness insurance policy or of refund of premiums | 174 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(h) | premiums paid by corporation for critical illness policy of which it is beneficiary are non-deductible pursuant to s. 18(1)(h) | 320 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | premiums paid by corporation for critical illness policy of which it is beneficiary are non-deductible per s. 18(1)(a) or (h) | 173 |
29 June 2004 Internal T.I. 2004-0081901I7 F - Taxable Benefit - Life Insurance Premiums
OPCO, which was the policyholder and holder of an insurance policy on the life of its sole shareholder (A), whose wife (B) was the beneficiary,...
3 June 2004 Internal T.I. 2004-0072971I7 F - Taxable Benefit - Life Insurance Premiums
Opco was the policyholder and beneficiary of a life insurance policy on the life of the individual controlling it, and Opco paid the paid the...
31 May 2004 External T.I. 2004-0055141E5 F - Vente de bien à un actionnaire
CRA rejected the apparent proposition put to it that there was no shareholder benefit where a corporation in the residential construction business...
22 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0006191E5 F - Frais et montant reçus lors de poursuite
A broker was sued for his alleged mismanagement of the portfolios of a holding corporation, its principal shareholder and his RRSP under a...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Proceeds of Disposition - Paragraph (f) | damages received for portfolio mismanagement could be proceeds under para. (f) | 87 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(1) - Paragraph 40(1)(a) - Subparagraph 40(1)(a)(i) | legal fees for successfully suing broker for portfolio mismanagement would reduce the resulting capital gain on receipt of the damages | 138 |
10 October 2003 Roundtable, 2003-0036865 F - TRANSFER DE POLICE D'ASSURANCE
For the first nine years of a critical illness policy on the life of one of its shareholders, the corporation has been paying the premiums on the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(7) | s. 148(7) inapplicable to critical illness policy | 20 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Other | FMV of critical illness policy takes refundable premium amount into account | 166 |
10 October 2003 Roundtable, 2003-0035385 F - POLICE D'ASSURANCE CONTRE MALADIE GRAVE
A CCPC is the policyholder of a critical illness policy respecting its sole shareholder where either the shareholder is the beneficiary of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | premiums on critical illness policy are non-deductible to the corporate policyholder even if it is the beneficiary | 85 |
30 June 2003 External T.I. 2003-0182875 F - TRANSFERT DE POLICE D'ASSURANCE
In Scenario 1, a private corporation acquires (and becomes the policyholder of) a permanent life insurance policy on the life of one of its...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Adjusted Cost Basis | ACB bump on policy distribution to shareholder equal to s. 15 benefit excess over CSV | 206 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 52 - Subsection 52(1) | ACB bump on policy distribution to shareholder equal to s. 15 benefit in excess of ACB otherwise determined – even in absence of s. 52(1) | 101 |
23 April 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0008767 F - Benefits Conferred on Shareholders
The corporation built a luxury house on land belonging to its shareholder for his exclusive benefit and use and to his specifications, with its...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Personal-Use Property | house provided for use of the corporation’s shareholder (giving rise to s. 15(1) benefit) was personal-use property | 88 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 46 - Subsection 46(4) | policy of s. 46(4) supported the finding of a shareholder benefit when personal-use property of corporation sold at a loss (representing luxury elements that did not add value) to its shareholder | 238 |
25 April 2003 External T.I. 2002-0171075 F - AVANTAGE-POLICE D'ASSURANCE
A corporation is the owner and policyholder of an individual life insurance policy on the life of an employee or shareholder and names the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | s. 6(1)(a) benefit where employer, as policyholder, pays premiums on policy on life of employee, whose estate is the revocable beneficiary | 191 |
11 March 2003 External T.I. 2002-0179095 F - Issuance-Discretionary Shares non-Consid.
A and B, who were the equal common shareholders of Opco, each had personal holding companies (Holdco A and B) form an equally owned holding...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(b) | issuance of shares at less than FMV to joint Holdco of current shareholders could generate a deemed gain under s. 69(1)(b) | 154 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) | s. 56(2) inapplicable to discretionary-dividend shares | 217 |
26 March 2003 External T.I. 2001-0105315 - INTERCORPORATE DEBTS
Respecting the situation where an interest-bearing debt owing by one wholly-owned subsidiary to another wholly-owned subsidiary is exchanged for...
3 January 2003 External T.I. 2002-0143965 - Shareholder Benefit on First Share Issue
Respecting the question as to the consequences of a corporation that had carried on business for 16 years without issuing any shares then issuing...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 52 - Subsection 52(1) | share subscription at under-value | 63 |
Income Tax Technical News, No. 25 (Archived), 30 October 2002
Dividend Reinvestment Plans
A "Dividend Reinvestment Plan" or "DRIP" is an arrangement under which the common shareholders of a public corporation...
22 February 2002 Internal T.I. 2001-010186
Discussion of whether s. 15(1) or 56(2) might apply to a loan to a sister corporation.
6 February 2002 External T.I. 2001-0105605 - Tax Treatment of Transaction Costs
In response to a question as to whether expenses incurred in response to a takeover bid or sale would give rise to a shareholder benefit when...
10 January 2002 External T.I. 2001-0112885 F - ASSURANCE-VIE ET PRET REMBOURSE AU DECES
Regarding a life insurance policy pledged by the taxpayer’s corporation to borrow from a bank a series of amounts to be repaid only after the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Policy Loan | GAAR could apply where a life insurance policy is pledged for a loan that is not required to be repaid until after death | 84 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 207.6 - Subsection 207.6(2) | overview of employer use of life insurance policy to fund RCA benefits | 218 |
2001 Ruling 2001-0105883 - reimbursement of stock option benefit
A Canadian controlled private corporation ("Parent") and its U.K. subsidiary ("U.K. Sub") agree that UK Sub will pay to Parent an amount equal to...
20 November 2001 External T.I. 2001-0096865 - Single Purpose Corporations
Respecting the CCRA position on single purpose corporations, it stated that "where each shareholder did not contribute their pro-rata share of the...
9 October 2001 External T.I. 2000-0034915 - REIMBURSEMENT OF STOCK OPTION BENEFIT
Where a subsidiary reimburses its parent for the difference between the fair market value of shares of the parent company on the date of exercise...
6 November 2000 Internal T.I. 2000-0050427 - PRIVATE AIRCRAFT
A company aircraft of the majority shareholder ("Mr. X") of a Canadian-controlled private corporation was used to fly Mr. X, his family and...
2000 Ruling 2000-0001853 - Waived dividends
Waiver of dividends on exchangeable shares did not result in the application of benefit provisions.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) | 16 |
1999 Ruling 9902593 - STOCK OPTIONS - CASH-OUT RIGHT
Canadian employees of a Canadian subsidiary of a foreign parent had "subscription rights" to acquire unlisted ordinary shares of the foreign...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(3) - Paragraph 7(3)(b) | use of employee bond to acquire foreign parent share at initial value | 241 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(1) - Paragraph 7(1)(b) | cash surrender of subscription rights for unlisted shares | 266 |
2000 Ruling 2000-0001853 - Waived dividends
Ruling that s. 15(1) would not apply to a waiver of dividends on exchangeable shares.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) | 17 |
2 December 1999 Internal T.I. 1999-0010070 - Guarantee fee
Where a U.S. subsidiary guarantees debts of its Canadian parent without charging a guarantee fee, a benefit under s. 15(1) may apply. Where s....
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 247 - New - Subsection 247(2) | 41 |
1999 Ruling 9830143 - FOREIGN AFFILIATE - LOAN TO CANADIAN PARENT
An interest-free loan made by a controlled foreign affiliate (that was not resident in a designated treaty country) to its indirect wholly-owning...
14 January 1999 External T.I. 9828555 - CHANGE TO DIVIDEND RATE
Where shares bearing a non-cumulative dividend of 10% are exchanged on an s. 86 reorganization for shares bearing a non-cumulative dividend of...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(b) | 54 |
2 May 1997 External T.I. 9708215 - INTERACTION OF 15(1) AND 86(2)
Where special shares of a wholly-owned subsidiary are converted into a nominal number of common shares of the subsidiary having a fair market...
27 November 1996 External T.I. 9620635 - gift of remainder interest of ecologically sensitive LAND
Where a corporation gives a remainder interest in ecologically sensitive property to a heritage or conservation organization and retains a life...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 43.1 | 58 |
27 June 1995 External T.I. 9324765 F - Shareholder Benefit on Issuance of Rights
s. 15(1)(c) did not apply to a rights offering where the majority shareholder of the corporation agreed to purchase any of the rights not...
13 February 1995 External T.I. 9503235 - SINGLE PURPOSE CORPORATION-OWNS CANADIAN PROPERTY-7761-1
The Department's administrative concession respecting the holding of a U.S. residential property by a corporation only applies where all seven...
94 C.P.T.J. - Q. 26
Where a corporation reimburses its shareholder for specific automobile expenses incurred in the course of his employment by crediting amounts to...
26 July 1994 External T.I. 9402515 - APPLICATION OF SUBSECTION 15(1) IN A SPECIFIC SITUATION
"The Donovan decision would appear to support the position that to the extent any imputed interest reduces the amount of a benefit under...
20 June 1994 External T.I. 9405535 - DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK OPTION PLANS
The positions set out in three technical interpretations (28 March 1991 - 910235; 8 November 1991 - 912013; and 5 November 1991 - 912999) respecting dividend...
16 May 1994 External T.I. 9404565 - COURT ORDERED CORPORATE DISTRIBUTION
A court order directing a corporation to pay a "dividend" to an inactive shareholder in order to compensate him for the undue depletion of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Dividend | 84 |
27 March 1994 Internal T.I. 9333227 - SHAREHOLDER BENEFIT
Where a taxpayer has transferred property to a corporation pursuant to s. 85(1) and has received consideration in excess of the fair market value...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 85 - Subsection 85(2.1) | 85 |
25 March 1994 External T.I. 9335505 - INTEREST REDUCE 15(1) BENEFIT
The Department's administrative position respecting "single purpose corporations" only applies to a Canadian corporation that holds U.S. real...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | 84 |
8 March 1994 Internal T.I. 9330927 - SHAREHOLDER BENEFIT
In a situation where a corporation made improvements to a property owned by its shareholder, RC discusses the quantification of the resulting...
93 C.P.T.J. - Q. 37
S.15(1)(c) requires that the corporation confer identical rights per common share on each common shareholder. Furthermore, if at the time the...
9 July 1993 External T.I. 9306605 F - Whether Corporation Can Make Donation Rather Than Estate
Where a corporation makes a charitable donation on behalf of a deceased shareholder, there will be a shareholder benefit which (on the assumption...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 110.1 - Subsection 110.1(1) - Paragraph 110.1(1)(a) | 31 |
7 April 1993 Memorandum (Tax Window, No. 31, p. 6, ¶2513)
A standard distress preferred share ruling is that no amount will be included in the income of Distressco pursuant to ss.15(1) and 246(1) solely...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 112 - Subsection 112(4) | 63 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(p) - Subparagraph 20(1)(p)(ii) | 63 |
13 January 1993 T.I. 922191 (November 1993 Access Letter, p. 500, ¶C76-077)
Where a loan is received by an employee of a corporation who owns all its shares, RC will consider that the loan was not contracted qua employee,...
92 C.R. - Q.51
The requirements of s. 15(1)(c) will, in most instances, be complied with where under a poison pill arrangement shareholders are granted the right...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 49 - Subsection 49(1) | 23 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 4900 - Subsection 4900(1) - Paragraph 4900(1)(e) | 51 |
92 C.R. - Q.32
Where an individual causes two wholly-owned corporations, one of which is virtually insolvent, to be amalgamated with each other, RC ordinarily...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 87 - Subsection 87(4) | 55 |
October 1992 Central Region Rulings Directorate Tax Seminar, Q. G (May 1993 Access Letter, p. 230)
The unreasonable portion of salaries or bonuses paid to non-resident shareholder-managers will be subject to Part XIII tax under ss.15(1),...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 212 - Subsection 212(2) | 24 |
19 June 1992 External T.I. 5-921435
RC's policy on single-purpose corporations will cease to apply where the corporation disposes of the property notwithstanding that it realizes a...
8 April 1992 T.I. (913412 (March 1993 Access Letter, p. 83, ¶C180-135; Tax Window, No. 18, p. 10, ¶1847)
The non-resident shareholders of a non-resident corporation which allows them to use a Canadian vacation property rent-free will be imputed a...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 10 | 69 |
6 April 1992 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 18, p. 3, ¶1851)
S.15(1) will not generally apply to impute an interest benefit on a non-interest bearing note owing by a parent to its subsidiary since interest...
18 March 1992 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 18, p. 4, ¶1816)
Where a Canadian subsidiary guarantees a loan obtained by its U.S. parent from the U.S. bank, the Canadian subsidiary is performing a service to...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(3) | 65 |
1992 Prairie Provinces Tax Conference, Revenue Canada Round Table, Q. 16 (October 1992 Access Letter, p. 41)
Under a split-dollar life insurance arrangement, the benefit to be included in an employee/shareholder's income in a particular taxation year is...
91 C.R. - Q24
It is a question of fact whether a shareholder receives the benefit from a corporation's property being used as collateral security for a debt of...
91 C.R. - Q.16
Where convertible preference shares were acquired for their fair market value, their subsequent conversion into common shares at a time when the...
91 C.R. - Q.30
Where a Canadian subsidiary guarantees the loan obligations of its foreign parent, the determination of the amount of benefit is a question of fact.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(3) | 46 |
30 November 1991 Round Table (4M0462), Q. 3.2 - Inter-Company Loan (C.T.O. September 1994)
RC "follows the long-established practice of not applying subsection 15(1) of the Act to inter-company loans made in the normal course of carrying...
8 November 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 12, p. 8, ¶1561)
S.15(1) will not be applied to shares issued under a dividend reinvestment plan for at least 95% of their fair market value (based on an average...
September 1991 Memorandum (Tax Window, No. 10, p. 22, ¶1482)
Where convertible preferred shares with a fixed redemption amount are converted to common shares having a fair market value higher than the...
21 August 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 8, p. 16, ¶1399)
Where each holder of common shares of a corporation is given the right to purchase a unit consisting of a common share and a warrant to purchase...
20 September 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 9, p. 18, ¶1465)
Where an individual controls two corporations both carrying on business in Canada and in the course of those businesses one corporation makes a...
19 July 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 7, p. 8, ¶1363)
Where a property provided by a corporation to its shareholder is so expensive or luxurious that there is no normal rental market, the taxable...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | 59 |
10 July 1991 Memorandum (Tax Window, No. 5, p. 21, ¶1340)
The amount of the benefit will be reduced in respect of an interest-free loan made by the shareholder to the corporation only where that loan is...
4 June 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No, 4, p. 26, ¶1277)
A shareholder of a corporation who directs the corporation to make a loan to another corporation which is not in a position to repay the loan or...
10 May 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 3, p. 26, ¶1229)
RC will not apply its favourable assessing policy regarding single-purpose corporations holding personal-use properties if the corporation...
8 May 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 3, p. 27, ¶1245)
Where an individual resident in the U.S. charges an excessive rent for the rental of a building owned by him to an indirect Canadian subsidiary,...
28 March 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 1, p. 8, ¶1177)
RC is prepared to consider requests for advance income tax rulings where some shareholders are excluded from participation in a dividend...
1 February 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, Prelim. No. 3, p. 27, ¶1115)
Where the taxpayer, who holds all the preference shares of a holding company which in turn holds all the shares of Opco arranges to borrow money...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 58 |
22 January 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, Prelim. No. 3, p. 6, ¶1102)
The policy on single-purpose corporations does not apply where adult children have incorporated and funded their own corporation to purchase a...
15 October 1990 T.I. (Tax Window, Prelim. No. 1, p. 18, ¶1028)
S.15(1)(c) applies where a corporation confers on all owners of common shares the right to buy a unit consisting of a common share and a common...
90 C.R. - Q8
RC is not prepared to extend the benefit offset as determined in Youngman beyond the facts of that case.
14 June 1990 T.I. (November 1990 Access Letter, ¶1507)
Listing of the six conditions with respect to a single-purpose corporation holding U.S. real estate.
28 May 1990 T.I. (October 1990 Access Letter, ¶1453)
S.15(1)(c) will not apply where residents of Quebec are excluded from a rights offering in order to avoid having to comply with the requirements...
10 May 1990 T.I. (October 1990 Access Letter, ¶1452)
The administrative position respecting U.S. condominiums does not apply to other properties, in this case, airplanes.
17 April 1990 T.I. (September 1990 Access Letter, ¶1409)
S.15(1) will not generally apply in respect of intercorporate loans made between two sister corporations and, in general, RC does not require that...
27 March 1990 TI (August 1990 Access Letter, ¶1364)
It would not be practical for RC to extend its administrative practice in IT-169 respecting price adjustment clauses to adjust for values finally...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Effective Date | 36 |
27 March 1990 T.I. (August 1990 Access Letter, ¶1365)
Where a Canadian public company confers on all its common shareholders a right to buy units consisting of shares, and warrants to acquire shares...
23 February 1990 T.I. (July 1990 Access Letter, ¶1340)
An interest-free loan made between two non-profit organizations which are corporations could give rise to an s. 15 benefit in the hands of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(l) | 103 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(5) | 10 |
15 January 1990 T.I. (June 1990 Access Letter, ¶1255)
Discussion of when a benefit is conferred on a shareholder by virtue of his participation in a universal life insurance policy.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | 23 |
11 December 1989 T.I. (May 1990 Access Letter, ¶1208)
With respect to two of the four conditions respecting the holding of U.S. residential property by a corporation: the rent-free use of the property...
4 December 1989 T.I. (May 1990 Access Letter, ¶1208)
With respect to the fourth condition for single-purpose corporations holding U.S. residential property, it is intended that the corporation be "a...
89 C.R. - Q.24
In determining whether an employee/shareholder is in receipt of a benefit in a particular taxation year under a split dollar life insurance plan,...
89 C.R. - Q9
The position in 80 C.R. - Q.20 (respecting Florida condominiums) does not permit the property to be acquired by the corporation on a rollover...
17 July 89 T.I. (Dec. 89 Access Letter, ¶1043)
Unacceptable departures from the 1980 Round Table position include: the advancing of funds to the corporation by someone other than the...
ATR-22R (14 April 89)
A favourable ruling is given on an estate-freeze transaction where 100 common shares of the frozen company are issued to father for $1 each, who...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Shares | 107 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 86 - Subsection 86(1) | 55 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Application Rules - Subsection 26(27) | 31 |
ATR-36 (4 Nov. 88)
Favourable rulings (but with a refusal to give more than an opinion, in compliance with IT-169, as to the efficacy of a price-adjustment clause)...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Shares | 188 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 74.4 - Subsection 74.4(2) | 46 |
88 C.R. - Q.2
Soper has no bearing on the position in 80 C.R. - Q.20, because the four conditions were not fully met.
If part of the purchase price of the U.S....
87 C.R. - Q.33
Although the benefit, when corporate property is made available to a shareholder, will usually be computed by reference to the fair market rental,...
ATR-9 (12 May 86)
registered title to the personal residence of the principal shareholder of a corporation had been held by the corporation. The shareholder bore...
86 C.R. - Q.62
Where a corporation guarantees a bank loan made to a minority shareholder, there clearly will be a taxable event if the corporation is called upon...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | 32 |
16 July 1985 Memo 7-4095
After noting that "U.S. consent dividends are not dividends received for purposes of section 90, the Directorate stated that "where a U.S....
85 C.R. - Q.14
A benefit has been conferred where a corporate property is held solely for the personal use of a shareholder whether or not the shareholder has...
85 C.T. - Q.53
The exchange of preferred shares having a fair market value less than their redemption amount for a new class of preferred shares having a...
81 C.R. - Q.49
RC will not apply s. 15(1) to a shareholder where a note bearing little or no interest is repaid at its face value provided that the consideration...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Other | 45 |
81 C.R. - Q.51
RC may seek to impute interest on interest-free intercorporate loans which result in an undue advantage being conferred on the corporate shareholder.
80 C.R. - Q.20
Where a U.S. condominium is held by a Canadian corporation for the occupancy of the corporation's shareholder, a taxable benefit will result where...
IT-96R5 "Options Granted by Corporations to Acquire Shares, Bonds or Debentures" under "Shareholder Benefit"
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Shares | 60 |
Articles
Perry Truster, "Taxable Benefits: How Much is Taxable?", Tax For The Owner-Manager, Volume 14, Number 2, April 2014, p. 2
ABC Steel (p.2)
In ABC Steel (74 DTC 1124(TRB))…a shareholder leased property to a corporation. The shareholder caused the corporation to...
Patrick W. Marley, Kim Brown, "Foreign Mergers and 'Demergers' Under Recent Canadian Proposals", Tax Management International Journal, 10 February 2012, Vol 41, No. 2, p. 86
A demerger, which under the foreign corporate law, might be viewed as one stream splitting into two, might not qualify under draft s. 90(2) as a...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 52 - Subsection 52(2) | 86 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 90 - Subsection 90(2) | 44 |
Gordon Funt, Joel A. Nitikman, "FAPI and Debt Forgiveness - Now You See It, Now You Don't", CCH Tax Topics, No. 1724, 24 March 2005.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 95 - Subsection 95(1) - Foreign Accrual Property Income | 0 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 95 - Subsection 95(2) - Paragraph 95(2)(g.1) | 0 |
David Louis, Michael Goldberg, "Life Insurance: Exploring the Corporate Edge - Part II", Tax Topics No. 1682, June 3, 2004, p. 1.
Discussion of using transfer of insurance policy by shareholder to corporation as a means of extracting corporate funds.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(7) | 0 |
Ramaseder, "Substantial Tax Cost May be Associated with Recreational Properties", Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement, November 1991, p. 515.
Crawford, "The Personal Use by a Shareholder of Company-Owned Assets and the Youngman Case", 1990 Conference Report, p. 4:35
Durnford, "Benefits and Advantages Conferred on Shareholders", Canadian Tax Journal, May-June 1984, p. 445.
David A. Ward, "Insurance Funding of Buy-Sell Agreements", 1974 Canadian Tax Journal, p. 484
Discussion of whether split-dollar life insurance arrangements entail the conferral of a shareholder benefit.
Paragraph 15(1)(b)
Cases
The Queen v. Sills, 85 DTC 5096, [1985] 1 CTC 49 (FCA)
Where a separation agreement provides that alimony and maintenance payments are payable on a monthly basis, then the alimony and maintenance paid...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(1) - Paragraph 56(1)(b) | 53 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(1) - Paragraph 56(1)(b) | 53 |
Administrative Policy
2013 Ruling 2012-0463611R3 - Foreign Divisive Reorganization
Structure
. Canco, a Canadian public company, directly owns a portion of the shares of FA1. FA1 is a controlled foreign affiliate of Canco...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 90 - Subsection 90(2) | 450 |
23 May 2013 IFA Round Table, Q. 2
Canco owns 100% of the shares of FA1 and FA1 owns 100% of the shares of FA2. FA3 is either formed with nominal assets by FA1 or comes into...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 90 - Subsection 90(2) | 197 |
Articles
Durnford, Toope, "Spousal Support in Family Law and Alimony in the Law of Taxation", Canadian Tax Journal, 1994, Vol. 42, No. 1, p. 1.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(1) - Paragraph 56(1)(b) | 0 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 60 - Paragraph 60(b) | 0 |