Further fully translated 2015 APFF Roundtable items and current French severed letters are available

Full-text translations of the four French technical interpretations released last Wednesday, as well as of the remaining questions from the 2015 APFF Roundtable (Q.11 to Q. 25), are now available and are listed and briefly described in the table below.

These (and the other translations covering the last 14 months of CRA releases) are subject to the usual (3 working weeks per month) paywall.

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2017-01-18 6 December 2016 External T.I. 2016-0666841E5 F - Sale of property for POD less than FMV Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) s. 246(1) applicable to indirect shareholder benefit if direct shareholder influenced the benefit conferral
Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1.4) - Paragraph 15(1.4)(c) application to Holdco shareholder of Opco where Opco conferrred a benefit on child of Holdco's shareholder
Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(2) potential application to immediate shareholder re benefit on indirect shareholder
12 December 2016 External T.I. 2016-0668341E5 F - Stock dividend Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.3) - Paragraph 55(2.3)(b) safe income strip using a preferred share stock dividend
Income Tax Act - Section 52 - Subsection 52(3) - Paragraph 52(3)(a) - Subparagraph 52(3)(a)(ii) stock dividend deemed under s. 55(2.3)(b) to come out of safe income gave rise to full basis
6 December 2016 External T.I. 2015-0589041E5 F - Frais médicaux payés d’avance - prepaid medical expenses Income Tax Act - Section 118.2 - Subsection 118.2(1) example of the election to claim medical expenses (that are not a prepayment for a future year’s services) on a lagged basis
Income Tax Act - Section 118.2 - Subsection 118.2(2) - Paragraph 118.2(2)(a) prepaid expenses not recognized before incurred
23 November 2016 Internal T.I. 2014-0558411I7 F - Application du paragraphe 110.7(4) Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 110.7 - Subsection 110.7(4) deduction for board at remote work site not applicable if not close to 40,000+ population centre
2015-12-09 9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 11, 2015-0595771C6 F - Deductibility of interest in a leveraged buyout Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) CRA non-committal on interest deductibility where only the indirect use of borrowed funds is to acquire Target’s shares
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 12, 2015-0595601C6 F - Proposed legislation - subsection 55(2) Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2) no relief under new rules where Part IV tax is refunded on payment of dividend to individual shareholder
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.1) - Paragraph 55(2.1)(b) transaction targeted at reducing FMV of Opco shares for creditor-proofing was caught
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 13, 2015-0595781C6 F - Reimbursement of attributed income Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) no secondary adjustments are required for the operation of most income attribution provisions
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 103 - Subsection 103(1.1) no secondary adjustments are required for the operation of most income attribution provisions
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 14, 2015-0595631C6 F - Indirect Monetization of CGD Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) Descarries not consistent with use of ACB on a previous capital gains crystallizatin to create a capital loss for use on a sale
Income Tax Act - Section 84.1 - Subsection 84.1(2) - Paragraph 84.1(2)(a.1) individual cannot effectively use the ACB of shares previously stepped-up using the capital gains deduction to create a loss to offset a gain on the sale of common shares
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 15, 2015-0595641C6 F - Surplus Stripping and GAAR Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) GAAR did not apply where a taxpayer deliberately triggered the application of s. 55(2)
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2) GAAR did not apply where a taxpayer deliberately triggered the application of s. 55(2)
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 16, 2015-0595801C6 F - At-risk amount Income Tax Act - Section 96 - Subsection 96(1.01) life is tough in the big city
Income Tax Act - Section 96 - Subsection 96(2.2) - Paragraph 96(2.2)(a) a part disposition of a partnership interest results in an anomalous pro rata reduction in the partner’s at-risk amount for the year of disposition
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 17, 2015-0595811C6 F - Application of 96(1.1) Income Tax Act - Section 96 - Subsection 96(1.1) income allocated under s. 96(1.1) can have specific sourcing, e.g., as dividend income
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 18, 2015-0595821C6 F - Ss. 96(1.01) and s. 103 Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 103 - Subsection 103(1.1) s. 103 can be applied to reallocate income to a deemed s. 96(1.01) partner
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 19, 2015-0595621C6 F - Cash pooling and subsection 15(2) Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(2.6) permitted use of FIFO to determine if debt repayments satisfy s. 15(2.6)
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 20, 2015-0595681C6 F - Avantages imposables / dépenses d’entreprise Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) employer-provided parties, bike stands and internal recreation areas generally not taxable benefits
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 21, 2015-0598291C6 F - Filing deadline for various forms Income Tax Act - Section 85 - Subsection 85(1) where a return filing deadline falls on a Saturday, the deadline for the T2057 also is extended to the Monday
Statutory Interpretation - Interpretation Act - Section 26 where a return filing deadline falls on a Saturday, the deadline for related forms also is extended to the Monday
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 22, 2015-0598301C6 F - Extension of time to file Income Tax Act - Section 165 - Subsection 165(1) extension of individuals' return deadline also extends objection deadline
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 23, 2015-0598311C6 F - Excessive eligible dividend designation Income Tax Act - Section 185.1 - Subsection 185.1(2) filing of s. 185.1(2) election in (non-prescribed) manner
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 24, 2015-0598261C6 F - Calcul du revenu de placement total - annexe 7 Income Tax Act - Section 129 - Subsection 129(4) - Aggregate Investment Income allocation of investment counselling fees as between interest and dividends
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 25, 2015-0598321C6 F - Omission of deducting a dividend under 112(1) Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(1) IC 75-7R3 still applies to requests for refunds for errors made in already-filed returns