Income Tax Severed Letters - 1995-05-19

Technical Interpretation - External

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56(1)(a)(i) 6(1)(g)(iii) ART 18

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132(6) 146(10) 146.3(7) 198(1)

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146(8.3) 146.3(5.1) 146(8.7) 146.3(5.5)

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85(5.1)

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5-941733
XXXXXXXXXXJ. Teixeira
(613) 957-8953

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

May 11, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Technical Interpretation

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138(1)(d) 9 138.1

Principal Issues:

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212(1)(d)

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		950070
XXXXXXXXXX		Olli Laurikainen
		957-2116
Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

May 8, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Part XIII Tax - Shrink-wrap Computer Software

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115(1)(b) 116(5.2)

Notwithstanding that s. 116 does not apply to shares held as inventory, RC generally will issue a certificate if it is satisfied that no Part I...

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		950401
XXXXXXXXXX		Jim Wilson
		613-957-2123

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

May 8, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Meaning of "Taxable Canadian Property"

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248

Principal Issues:
health and welfare trust -what is required

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149(1)(j) 37(1)(a)(ii)(B)

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212(1)(L) 212(1)(Q) 146(8.1) 146.3(6.1)

2 May 1995 External T.I. 9426765 - RRSP'S, RRIF'S, 212(1) -- attach -- Subsection 146(8.1)

"Where the legal representative and the spouse as beneficiary of the deceased's estate, jointly direct that the amount that would otherwise be...

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Principal Issues:
Are proceeds out of or under a RRSP or RRIF subject to withholding tax in the situation where the estate is the beneficiary under the plan and the spouse of the deceased is the beneficiary of the estate.

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104(13.1) 105(2)

"Where a trust is a spousal trust the designation under subsection 104(13.1) ... would not in and by itself, disqualify the trust as a spousal...

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Principal Issues:
Subsection 104(13.1) and spousal trust

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153(1) 60j.1) 6(1)j) 8(1)b) 153(1.1)

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56(1)(a)(i)(C.1)

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7(1)(c) 146(8) 4(4)

28 April 1995 External T.I. 9503445 - STOCK OPTION IN RRSP -- attach -- Subsection 146(5)

Where an employee contributes a stock option to acquire a share for an exercise price of $3, when the share has a fair market value of $10, the...

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28 April 1995 External T.I. 9503445 - STOCK OPTION IN RRSP -- attach -- Paragraph 7(1)(c)

Where an employee has transferred a stock option to her RRSP, the difference between the value of the share and the exercise price will be...

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8(1)(h.1)

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110.6(19) 45(1) 45(2) 39(1)

Principales Questions:
1. Est-ce que le choix pour que les dispositions du paragraphe 110.6(19) s'appliquent peut être effectué à l'égard d'un bien immeuble ayant fait l'objet d'une conversion de bien en immobilisation en bien figurant dans un inventaire?

2. Lorsque le bien est un immeuble non admissible et que le gain admissible sur immeuble doit être calculé, est-ce que le nombre de mois civils de détention comprendrait la période de détention suivant la date de conversion du bien en bien figurant dans un inventaire?

Position Adoptée:
1. Non.

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110.6(23) 53(2)(c)(xi) 100(2) 53(1)(e)(xii)

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110.6(1) 70(5)(b) 104(21.2)(b) 70(10)

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14(1) 14(5) 110.6(1) 110.6(19)

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110.6(19)

21 April 1995 External T.I. 9509865 - CAPITAL GAINS ELECTION -- STANDING TIMBER -- attach -- Commodities, and commodities futures and derivatives

sale of standing timber may be on capital account

Because standing timber normally is not an asset distinct from the land on which it stands, an individual owning the underlying real property can...

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66.2(5) 66.2(2)

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		950686
XXXXXXXXXX	Alan A. Cameron

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

April 20, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Investment in Canadian Mining

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12(1)(g)

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110.6(1) 70(6) 110.6(18)(c) 70(5)

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110.6(1)

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104(15)c) REG 2800(3) 104(14)

Principales Questions:

Attribution d'un gain en capital - Calcul de la part du revenu accumulé d'un bénéficiaire privilégié - Application de l'alinéa 2800(3)f) du Règlement de l'impôt sur le revenu.

Position Adoptée:

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248(1) 56(1)(a)(iii)

12 April 1995 External T.I. 9432335 - DEATH BENEFITS -- attach -- Death Benefit

The reference to an "employee" includes a former employee.

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54

11 April 1995 External T.I. 9507405 - 40(2)(B) -- attach -- Paragraph 40(2)(b)

A non-resident who disposes of his principal residence can reduce the amount of the resulting capital gain by virtue of the fact that the...

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96(2.2)(d)

Prior to the enactment of ss.40(3.1) and (3.2), it had been agreed that excess revenues generated by a limited partnership would be distributed to...

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Prior to the enactment of ss.40(3.1) and (3.2), it had been agreed that excess revenues generated by a limited partnership would be distributed to...

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				950865
XXXXXXXXXX						Cal Brown
(613) 957-8980

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

April 11, 1995

Dear Sirs:

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110.6(1) 110.6(1)a)(vi) 110.6(1)a)

Principales Questions:

Est-ce que les biens dont dispose une société de personnes constituent des biens agricoles admissibles dans une situation où la société a reçu une somme en vertu d'une police d'assurance-vie quelques mois avant la disposition des biens et que le produit de l'assurance a réduit la proportion de la juste valeur marchande des biens imputables à une entreprise en deçà de 90% mais pas en deçà de 50%?

Position Adoptée:

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110.6(19) 104(13) 104(24) 104(6)

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		950498
XXXXXXXXXX	L. Holloway
(613) 957-8953

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

March 30, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Capital Gains Exemption and Personal Trusts

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REG 6205(2)a) 110.6(8)

Principales Questions:

Est-ce que les actions privilégiées de gel dans un cas particulier se qualifient à titre d'«actions prescrites» au sens de l'alinéa 6205(2)a) du Règlement de l'impôt sur le revenu?

Position Adoptée:

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44(1) 13(4) 45(1)b) 13(7)c)

Principales Questions:

Est-ce qu'un nouveau bien se qualifie à titre de bien de remplacement aux fins du paragraphe 44(1) de la Loi lorsque la portion du bien de remplacement utilisée pour les mêmes fins que l'ancien bien s'élève à 40% et la portion du bien qui est utilisée pour d'autres fins s'élève à 60%?

Position Adoptée:

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110.6(19) 104(24) 104(13) 104(6)

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				950507
XXXXXXXXXX		L. Holloway
(613) 957-8953

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

March 29, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Capital Gains Exemption and Trusts - Proposed Subsection 110.6(19) of the Income Tax Act (the "Act")

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50(1)(B)

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125(7)

27 March 1995 External T.I. 9430105 - SPECIFIED INV. BUS. -- attach -- Specified Investment Business

No relief is provided in the situation where, for a portion of the year, there are only five full-time employees rather than six.

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		943010
XXXXXXXXXX		A.M. Brake

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

March 27, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: "Specified Investment Business", Subsection 125(7)

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87(1)

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							5-950377
XXXXXXXXXX							Marc Ton-That

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

March 24, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Subsection 87(1) - “immediately before”

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148.1(1) 149(1)(s.1) reg 204

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                					950668
XXXXXXXXXX						C.R. Bowen

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

March 17, 1995

Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

Re: Eligible Funeral Arrangements

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118.5(1)(a)(i)

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6(1)(e) 6(1)(k)

"The Department's long standing position that travel between the home and workplace is personal in nature is not altered by the fact that an...

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49(3)

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942457
XXXXXXXXXXA.A. Cameron

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

March 3, 1995

Dear Sirs:

Re: Special Warrants

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110.6(1) 110.6(1)a)(vi) 110.6(1)a)(vii) 252(2)

Principales Questions:
i)Est-ce qu'un bien agricole vendu par un individu, acquis de son épouse par legs et qui était utilisé par le père de son épouse décédé dans l'exploitation d'une entreprise agricole est un bien agricole admissible aux fins de la déduction pour gains en capital prévue au paragraphe 110.6(2)?

ii)Est-ce que l'expression "convention écrite conclue avant cette date" au sous-alinéa 110.6(1)a)(vii) de la Loi comprend un testament ou un contrat de mariage?

Position Adoptée:
i)non.
ii)non.

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104(21) 53(2)h)(i.1)(B)

Principales Questions:

Gain en capital réalisé par une fiducie de fonds de commun de placement attribué aux détenteur - impact sur PBR et sur CDC du détenteur

Position Adoptée:

Conference

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TABLE RONDE SUR LA FISCALITÉ FÉDÉRALE
APFF - CONGRES 1994

Question 19

Vente d'immeuble

Technical Interpretation - Internal

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146.3 ART 18

Principal Issues:
Application of ITCIA to RRIF payments to non-resident.

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146

10 May 1995 Internal T.I. 9502796 - RRSP TRUSTS -- attach -- Retirement Savings Plan

A group RRSP must have one trust for each annuitant: an RRSP may not have more than one annuitant.

Principal Issues:
Can a group RRSP have only one trust or must it have a trust for each annuitant.

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54 110.6

4 May 1995 Internal T.I. 9509607 - PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION AND CAPTIAL GAINS -- attach -- Subsection 33(2)

provision contemplates only singular

The words of s. 26(7) [now 33(2)] "do not in our view act to pluralize words contained in a provision of the Act which obviously addresses itself...

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Detailed discussion of whether the principal residence exemption is available where a client purchases a house located on a lot under ½ hectare...

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Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Interpretation Act - Subsection 33(2) provision contemplates only singular 39

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REG 6801

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20.1(1)

Principales Questions:

1.Quel est le sens de «fraction de l'argent emprunté ainsi utilisée par le contribuable immédiatement avant le moment donné» dans préambule de 20.1(1)b)?

2. Quel le sens de «la fraction de l'argent emprunté qui a servi a acquérir la contrepartie» prévue à 20.1(1)b)(i)?

Position Adoptée:

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12(1)(c) 12(4) 12(2) REG 7000(1)

1 May 1995 Internal T.I. 9510657 - DISCOUNTS ON BONDS -- attach -- Paragraph 12(1)(c)

"A discount on a bond does not in general have the characteristics of interest where the effective rate of interest on the bond is similar to the...

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147.1(15) REG 8502(c)(iii) 147.3(6) 147.3(4) REG 8502(d)(iv)

Where a member's pension benefits are increased pursuant to the "50/50" rule (which provides that where the member's contributions, plus earnings...

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18(1)(h) 248(1)

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56(1)(d)

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		943185
XXXXXXXXXX	A.M. Brake

April 27, 1995

Dear XXXXXXXXXX:

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118.2(2)

Principal Issues:

1) Can payments to a registered music therapist be considered a payment made to "a medical practioner ... in respect of medical services"?

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6(3)(b) 56(1)(a)

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REG 5202 125.1(3)

11 April 1995 Internal T.I. 9429497 - ADJUBI - INTEREST INCOME -- attach -- Adjusted Business Income

Interest earned on overpayments of taxes are not income from an active business.

Principal Issues:

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60(o.1)

Principal Issues:
whether client may deduct legal fees incurred in order to establish entitlement to U.S. Social Security benefits

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12(1)(x) 9(1)

29 March 1995 Internal T.I. 9419557 - FEDERAL SALES TAX REFUND -- attach -- Timing

A federal sales tax refund that is received in respect of a prior year is to be included in income in the year of receipt rather than in the prior...

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66(12.75) 66(12.74) 66(12.741) 66(12.68)

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March 24, 1995

	Audit Programs DivisionResource Industries
	Mara Praulins  Section
	A/ChiefA.A. Cameron
	Specialized Audit Programs Section	957-8975
Attention: Jack Hoye
	950579

Subsection 66(12.75) of the Income Tax Act (the "Act")

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118.6(1) 56(1)(n) 56(1)(m)

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		January 13, 1995
	Client Assistance Directorate	Head Office
	Hélène Beachemein	Rulings Directorate
	Director General	J.A. Szeszycki
(613) 957-8953
	Attention: Donna Lally
		942412

Education Tax Credit
Your File #HDM9312-5-2

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248(21)

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TABLE-RONDE SUR LA FISCALITÉ FÉDÉRALE
apff - CONGRÈS 1994

Question 31

PARTAGE D'UNE PARTICIPATION INDIVISE DANS UNE SOCIÉTÉ EN COMMANDITE

Ministerial Letter

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3

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MINISTER/DM'S OFFICE 95-01477M
ADM'S OFFICE
RETURN TO RULINGS, 15TH FLOOR, ALBION TOWERS
AUTHOR
SUBJECT OR CORPORATE CASE FILE May 10, 1995

XXXXXXXXXX

Dear XXXXXXXXXX:

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37(1)(a)(ii)(B)

5 December 1994 Ministerial Letter 942198A - XXXXXXXXXX -- attach -- Paragraph 149(1)(j)

Discussion of distinction between an approved research institute (s.37)(1)(a)(ii)(B)) and a non-profit corporation described in s. 149(j).

5 December 1994 Ministerial Letter 942198A - XXXXXXXXXX -- attach -- Approved

Discussion of distinction between an approved research institute (s.37)(1)(a)(ii)(B)) and a non-profit corporation described in s. 149(j).

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XXXXXXXXXX 5-942198

Attention: XXXXXXXXXX

December 5, 1994

Dear Sirs:

Re: XXXXXXXXXX
Request for approved research institute