Article 4
Finance
14 May 2019 IFA Conference – Stephanie Smith on MLI – MLI Progress
When the Notice of Ways and Means motion for the implementation of MLI was tabled, Canada indicated that it would adopt additional provisions of...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 19 | majority of arbitration Articles provide for baseball-style arbitration | 57 |
Article 6
Articles
Michael N. Kandev, "Taxpayer Wins Treaty Shopping Challenge in Alta Energy Luxembourg", Tax Management International Journal, 14 September 2018, p. 572
Quaere whether Alta Energy suggests a restrictive interpretation of the implications of the MLI-directed preamble or PPT (p. 566)
If the Tax...
Article 6(1)
Articles
David G. Duff, "Tax Treaty Abuse and the Principal Purpose Test – Part 2", Canadian Tax Journal, (2018) 66:4, 947-1011
Preamble effectively overrides Union of India approach (p. 891)
[I]t is necessary to consider not only the primary arm of the CTA to encourage...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 - Article 7(1) | 1605 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) | 157 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 - Article 7(4) | 153 |
Article 7
Articles
Manal Corwin, Jesse Eggert, "Understanding the Operation, Impact, and Practical Implications of the MLI", Tax Management International Journal, Vol. 46, No. 8, 11 August 2017, p. 407
Breadth of principal purpose test in MLI, Art. 7(1) compared to existing PPT rules (p. 413)
This expression of the PPT is broader than many...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 13 | 445 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 28 - Article 28(2) | 210 |
Jack Silverson, Bill Corcoran, "Issues Affecting Investments by Canadian Pension Plans in Private Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate in Canada, the USA and Europe", 2016 Conference Report (Canadian Tax Foundation),15:1-40
Application of PPT to a Canadian pension fund co-investing in Europe through e.g. a Luxco (pp. 15:32-35)
A pension plan seeking to invest in...
Article 7(1)
Administrative Policy
17 May 2023 IFA Roundtable Q. 7, 2023-0964521C6 - Application of Article 10, Canada-Hong Kong
Two long-time residents of Hong Kong (Mr. and Mrs. A) each transferred 50% of the shares of Canco to a new Hong Kong company. Leaving aside the...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 10 | violating main purpose test in HK Treaty increases dividend rate/ PPT object and purpose test not violated by using personal holding company in same jurisdiction | 336 |
17 May 2022 IFA Roundtable Q. 12, 2022-0926361C6 - Principal Purpose Test (PPT)
Regarding a query as to any applications by CRA of the principal purpose test (“PPT”) under Art. 7(1) of the MLI, CRA stated:
[T]he CRA has...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) | PPT approach can inform GAAR analysis | 199 |
5 May 2021 IFA Roundtable, Q.2
Has the CRA issued any assessments based on the principal purpose test (“PPT”), and what are the fact patterns in any ruling requests on the...
27 October 2020 CTF Roundtable Q. 6, 2020-0862471C6 - MLI and Principal Purpose Test
Can the CRA provide examples of any fact patterns on which rulings have been requested or granted under the MLI; and any fact patterns on which...
3 December 2019 CTF Roundtable Q. 1, 2019-0824551C6 - Multilateral Instrument (“MLI”)
Can CRA provide an update on the measures that were put in place for the administration of the “principal purpose test” (“PPT”) contained...
16 May 2018 IFA Roundtable Q. 2, 2018-0749181C6 - Principal Purpose Test in MLI
What weight will CRA to the examples in paras. 182 and 187 of the Commentary on Art. 29 of the 2017 OECD Model respecting whether a structure or...
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 8, 2017-0724151C6 - Principal Purpose Test
(a) GAAR Committee
Will the GAAR Committee review all situations where an auditor proposes to apply the principal purpose test in MLI Art. 7(1)...
Finance
14 May 2019 IFA Conference – Stephanie Smith on MLI – GAAR and PPT
Question: How to the GAAR and PPT interact?
Stephanie Smith indicated that the implementing bill provides that, to the extent of any inconsistency...
Articles
Michael Kandev, John Lennard, "The OECD Multilateral Instrument: A Canadian Perspective on the Principal Purpose Test", Bulletin for International Taxation, January 2020, p. 54
Assimilation of series of transactions to concept of “arrangement or transaction” (p 56)
[I]n the context of the PPT, the expression...
Nelson Whitmore, Owen Strychun, "Canadian Inbound Investment After the MLI", Canadian Tax Journal, (2019) 67:3, 831-80
Relative priority of PPT and GAAR (pp. 860-862)
… Arnold states [fn 117: Brian Arnold, “Canada Adopts the Multilateral Legal Instrument,”...
Ian Zahra, "The Principal Purpose Test: A Critical Analysis of Its Substantive and Procedural Aspects – Part I", Bulletin for International Taxation, November 2019, p. 609
OECD interpretation of “principal purpose” (p. 614)
[W]hat is a principal purpose? The OECD interprets such a consideration by stating that a...
Michael N. Kandev, John J. Lennard, "Interpreting the Expression 'Arrangement or Transaction' in the Principal Purpose Test of the MLI", International Tax (Wolters Kluwer CCH), June 2019, No. 106, p. 1
No Canadian domestic definition of the phrase “arrangement or transaction” (p.3)
While Canada’s ITA uses the words “arrangement” and...
David G. Duff, "Tax Treaty Abuse and the Principal Purpose Test – Part 2", Canadian Tax Journal, (2018) 66:4, 947-1011
Meaning of transaction (p. 972)
[W]hile the official French version of the ITA translates “transaction” as “operation,” which is defined...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 6 - Article 6(1) | 147 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) | 157 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 - Article 7(4) | 153 |
Article 7(4)
Articles
David G. Duff, "Tax Treaty Abuse and the Principal Purpose Test – Part 2", Canadian Tax Journal, (2018) 66:4, 947-1011
Limited adoption and poor drafting of remedial benefits rule
[T]he MLI contains a remedial benefits rule … [fn 277 Article 7(4) … .]
Of the 84...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 - Article 7(1) | 1605 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 6 - Article 6(1) | 147 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) | 157 |
Article 8
Article 8(1)
Administrative Policy
27 November 2018 CTF Roundtable Q. 3, 2018-0779891C6 - MLI Issues
General overview of the introduction of the MLI including statement that:
On May 28, 2018, the Minister of Finance tabled a Notice of Ways and...
Article 13
Articles
Manal Corwin, Jesse Eggert, "Understanding the Operation, Impact, and Practical Implications of the MLI", Tax Management International Journal, Vol. 46, No. 8, 11 August 2017, p. 407
Potential uncertainty under existing PE Articles created by MLI Art 13 (p. 414)
MLI Article 13 is intended to address artificial avoidance of PE...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 | 348 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 28 - Article 28(2) | 210 |
Article 19
Finance
14 May 2019 IFA Conference – Stephanie Smith on MLI – MLI Progress
Approximately 20 of Canada’s treaties will be updated to include arbitration. Of those 20, 13 have agreed to Canada’s preference for last best...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 4 | post MLI, most of Canada’s treaties will have a residence tie-breaker rule | 78 |
Articles
Gerrit Groen, "The Nature and Scope of the Mandatory Arbitration Provision in the OECD Multilateral Convention (2016)", Bulletin for International Taxation, November 2017, p. 607
Only cases where taxes have been charged are covered (p. 611)
Under the wording of article 19(l)(a) of the MLI, only cases where taxes have...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 20 | 382 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 28 - Article 28(2) | 505 |
Article 20
Articles
Gerrit Groen, "The Nature and Scope of the Mandatory Arbitration Provision in the OECD Multilateral Convention (2016)", Bulletin for International Taxation, November 2017, p. 607
Nature of specific case mutual agreement procedure under OECD Model (p. 609)
Once the taxpayer has filed an application for a specific case MAP...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 19 | 106 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 28 - Article 28(2) | 505 |
Article 28
Article 28(2)
Articles
Gerrit Groen, "The Nature and Scope of the Mandatory Arbitration Provision in the OECD Multilateral Convention (2016)", Bulletin for International Taxation, November 2017, p. 607
Arbitration reservations are subject to other CTA party’s acceptance (p. 611)
Article 28(2)(a) permits the parties to the MLI to formulate one...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 20 | 382 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 19 | 106 |
Manal Corwin, Jesse Eggert, "Understanding the Operation, Impact, and Practical Implications of the MLI", Tax Management International Journal, Vol. 46, No. 8, 11 August 2017, p. 407
Vagueness of some free-form reservations to MLI Art. 28 (p. 416)
While the provision applies by default to existing MAP inventories (subject to...
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| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 | 348 | |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 13 | 445 |