CRA publishes the 2016 CTF Annual Roundtable in final form

CRA has published the question and answers for the 2016 Annual CTF CRA Roundtable in final form. Although we have previously circulated posts on most of these items, for convenience we are providing a table linking to the individual items and providing our summary descriptors.

Summary Descriptor
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 1, 2016-0669301C6 - GAAR & 21-year rule planning Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(4) avoidance of 21-year rule through 107(2) transfer to corporate beneficiary
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 104 - Subsection 104(5.8) making a s. 107(2) distribution to a corporate beneficiary held by a new trust is an abusive circumvention of the s. 104(4) 21-year rule
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 2, 2016-0669651C6 - Computation of safe income Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(3.1) - Paragraph 55(3.1)(c) moratorium on providing interpretations on safe income allocation to discretionary dividend shares
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 3, 2016-0670201C6 - Agnico-Eagle Mines Decision Income Tax Act - Section 143.3 - Subsection 143.3(3) - Paragraph 143.3(3)(b) application to coversion of debenture
Income Tax Act - Section 39 - Subsection 39(2) Agnico-Eagle analysis rejected
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 4, 2016-0671491C6 - 55(2) and Part IV Tax Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2) repeal of the s. 55(2) exemption, for dividends for which the Part IV tax is refunded on on-payment to an individual shareholder, busts integration
Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Capital Dividend Account - Paragraph (a) s. 55(2) application to dividend as a result of a Pt IV tax refund does not generate CDA for on-payment of that dividend
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 5, 2016-0670801C6 - Investment management fees Income Tax Act - Section 207.01 - Subsection 207.01(1) - Advantage - Paragraph (a) - Subparagraph (a)(i) bearing of RRSP or TFSA fees by the annuitant or holder typically will be subject to the 100% advantage tax, effective 2018
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 6, 2016-0669661C6 - 84.1 and the Poulin/Turgeon Case Essentially the same question and answer as 7 October 2016 APFF Roundtable Q. 20, 2016-0655831C6 F - Employee Buycos and the Poulin Case -- summary under Paragraph 251(1)(c) Poulin distinction between accommodation parties and tax advantaged arm’s length dealings accepted
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 7, 2016-0672091C6 - GAAR Assessment Process Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(2) whether a GAAR proposal letter is issued before a Headquarters/GAAR Committee referral generally turns on whether the GAAR issue is familiar
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 8, 2016-0671501C6 - 55(2) clause 55(2.1)(b)(ii)(B) Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Property cash is property in s. 55(2)
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.1) - Paragraph 55(2.1)(b) cash is property for 55(2.1)(b)(ii)(B) purposes
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 9, 2016-0669801C6 - BEPS Action Item 13 Income Tax Act - Section 233.8 - Subsection 233.8(3) no requirement to produce a Local or Master File
Income Tax Act - Section 247 - New - Subsection 247(4) BEPS 13 has no effect on the s. 247 documentation requirements
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 10, 2016-0669751C6 - U.S. LLPs and LLLPs Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Corporation potential propspective filings of LLPs/LLLPs as corps
Income Tax Act - Section 96 CRA may allow LLPs and LLLPs to file as corps only on a going-forward basis
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 11, 2016-0669761C6 - Computation of Earnings for LLCs Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 5907 - Subsection 5907(1) - Earnings - Paragraph (a) - Subparagraph (a)(iii) LLCs to compute their income under ITA rather than Code rules
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 12, 2016-0669851C6 - Support for US FTC Claims Income Tax Act - Section 126 - Subsection 126(1) acceptable supporting documents for individuals reporting U.S. source income
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 13, 2016-0669721C6 - ECE/Class 14.1 Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(38) - Paragraph 13(38)(d) s. 13(38)(d) does not extend to internally-generated goodwill
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 14, 2016-0669871C6 - Estate distribution Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 104 - Subsection 104(6) income from an estate residue generally can be distributed on a deductible basis
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 104 - Subsection 104(24) income may not be payable to beneficiary if estate required to pay taxes thereon
29 November 2016 CTF Roundtable Q. 15, 2016-0669731C6 - The New SBD provisions Income Tax Act - Section 125 - Subsection 125(10) sharing of business limit with Rentalco
Income Tax Act - Section 129 - Subsection 129(6) sharing of business limit where no specified income