Income Tax Severed Letters - 2020-04-01

Ruling

Unedited CRA Tags: 
55(2), 55(3)(b), 55(3.1), 55(3.2)(h), 212.1(1), 212.1(1.1), 212.1(1.2)

Principal Issues: Whether the Canadian Butterfly Transactions, as described below, in the context of a cross-border butterfly, meet legislative and administrative requirements?

Position: Transactions meet requirements.

Reasons: Consistent with law and administrative requirements.

Technical Interpretation - Internal

Unedited CRA Tags: 
149.1(4)(d) 149.1(4)(b) proposed 149.1(4)(b.1)

8 May 2009 Internal T.I. 2009-0309401I7 - Incurring debts to make gifts to qualified donees -- attach -- Paragraph 149.1(4)(d)

incurring indebtedness to make donations is not excluded

Does indebtedness incurred by a private foundation to make payments to qualified donees constitute a “debt incurred in the course of...

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Principal Issues: Can a private foundation borrow to make gifts to qualified donees?

Position: No.

Reasons: 149.1(4)(d). Gifts made in charitable activities carried on by a private foundation are mutually exclusive from gifts made to qualified donees.