Income Tax Severed Letters - 2019-12-04

Technical Interpretation - External

Unedited CRA Tags: 
6(1); 6(6); 56(1)(n); 56(1)(r)

Principal Issues: The tax treatment and reporting requirements for payments provided under the XXXXXXXXXX.

Position: Likely taxable, unless 6(6) applies to exclude.

Reasons: See response.

Unedited CRA Tags: 
6(16)(a)

Principal Issues: 1) Whether an employee meets the conditions of paragraph 6(16)(a); 2) Whether the full value of transportation benefits provided may be excluded from the employee's income.

Position: 1) Question of fact. 2) Question of fact, likely yes.

Reasons: The law.

Technical Interpretation - Internal

Unedited CRA Tags: 
247(12), 212(2)

18 April 2019 Internal T.I. 2018-0753621I7 - Subsection 247(12) -- attach -- Subsection 247(12)

transfer pricing income adjustment re sale to NR sister gave rise to taxable dividend

CRA proposed an inclusion in Canco’s income under s. 247(2) of the difference between an arm’s length price for goods sold by Canco to a...

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Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 10 secondary adjustment benefit to a NR sister was a dividend for Treaty purposes 221
Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 4 a s. 247(12) secondary-adjustment deemed dividend paid by Canco to an LLC sister qualified under Art. IV(6) for the 5% Treaty-reduced rate on dividends to its U.S. parent 498

18 April 2019 Internal T.I. 2018-0753621I7 - Subsection 247(12) -- attach -- Article 10

secondary adjustment benefit to a NR sister was a dividend for Treaty purposes

Parentco, a U.S.-resident, is the only member of Parentco LLC, which is the only member of Sisterco LLC, and also wholly-owns Canco. Canco resides...

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Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 247 - New - Subsection 247(12) transfer pricing income adjustment re sale to NR sister gave rise to taxable dividend 110
Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 4 a s. 247(12) secondary-adjustment deemed dividend paid by Canco to an LLC sister qualified under Art. IV(6) for the 5% Treaty-reduced rate on dividends to its U.S. parent 498

18 April 2019 Internal T.I. 2018-0753621I7 - Subsection 247(12) -- attach -- Article 4

a s. 247(12) secondary-adjustment deemed dividend paid by Canco to an LLC sister qualified under Art. IV(6) for the 5% Treaty-reduced rate on dividends to its U.S. parent

Parentco, a corporation resident in the U.S. for Treaty purposes, is the only member of Parentco LLC, which is the only member of Sisterco LLC,...

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Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 247 - New - Subsection 247(12) transfer pricing income adjustment re sale to NR sister gave rise to taxable dividend 110
Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 10 secondary adjustment benefit to a NR sister was a dividend for Treaty purposes 221

Principal Issues: (1) whether a deemed dividend under subsection 247(12) is a dividend for purposes of Article X; (2) whether paragraphs IV(6) and (7) of the Canada-US Income Tax Convention would apply to a deemed dividend under subsection 247(12).

Position: (1) Yes; (2) Yes.

Reasons: Analysis in the letter.