Scott v. The Queen, 2017 TCC 224 -- summary under Subparagraph 56(1)(a)(iii)
Summary Under
Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(1) - Paragraph 56(1)(a) - Subparagraph 56(1)(a)(iii)payment made as compensation for termination of monthly death benefits was paid, at the least, in lieu of a death benefit
In 1980, Nortel had established a health and welfare trust (the “HWT”) for its employees. Following its insolvency and filing under the CCAA...
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| Tax Topics - Other Legislation/Constitution - Federal - Tax Court of Canada Rules (General Procedure) - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Paragraph 89(1)(a) | trust return not admitted at trial opening where no previous notice and not relied upon by CRA | 229 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 107.1 - Paragraph 107.1(a) | s. 107.1(a) in effect produced a rollover on cash distribution of mooted benefits | 181 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | a distribution from a health and welfare trust to compensate for lost insurance coverage was not a taxable benefit as it did not come within s. 6(4) | 316 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Stare Decisis | Supreme Court obiter accorded deference | 153 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Compensation Payments | surrogatum principle references "why the compensatory amount was paid," and not confined to business receipts | 207 |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Specific v. General Provisions | termination payment that did not come within s. 6(4) should be treated as excluded from s. 6(1)(a) | 153 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(4) | lump sum received as compensation for no longer benefiting from contributions to a group life insurance policy did not come within the terms of s. 6(4) | 334 |