Five further translated Technical Interpretations are available

The table below provides descriptors and links for four technical interpretations released in December 2013 as fully translated by us, along with our translation of a question and answer from the October 2013 APFF Roundtable.

These (and the other full-text translations covering the last 4 ¼ years of CRA releases) are subject to the usual (3 working weeks per month) paywall. You are currently in the “open” week for March.

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2013-12-11 10 July 2013 Internal T.I. 2013-0475501I7 F - Amounts returned to trustee/beneficiary Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 104 - Subsection 104(13) family trust income distributed to children but repaid as reimbursement to father for family expenses was income to him, not them
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 104 - Subsection 104(24) distributions to children immediately paid to father
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 104 - Subsection 104(6) distributions to children immediately paid to father were deductible even though received by children as his agents
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 105 - Subsection 105(1) payment of income distributions by children to father not a benefit under the trust
Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(4) payment of distributed family trust income by children to father did not engage s. 56(4) as it was only potential income to him
18 November 2013 Internal T.I. 2011-0399581I7 F - Application of section 212(1)(d) ITA Income Tax Act - Section 212 - Subsection 212(1) - Paragraph 212(1)(d) - Subparagraph 212(1)(d)(i) seriatim benchmark lump sums, although not royalties, came within s. 212(1)(d)
Income Tax Act - Section 212 - Subsection 212(1) - Paragraph 212(1)(d) - Subparagraph 212(1)(d)(viii) cost-sharing agreement with catch-up payment provisions qualified
Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 12 contingent payments came within broad Treaty definition of royalty
11 October 2013 APFF Roundtable, 2013-0495851C6 F - Safe income adjustments Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Adjusted Cost Base downward adjustment under price adjustment clause reduces shares' ACB
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.1) - Paragraph 55(2.1)(c) CRA post-closing reassessment of Target's pre-closing income changes its SIOH
2013-12-04 19 November 2013 External T.I. 2011-0414201E5 F - Coop, ristournes, société de personne Income Tax Act - Section 96 - Subsection 96(1) - Paragraph 96(1)(a) customers of LP rather than of members
Income Tax Act - Section 135 - Subsection 135(1) a Coop dealing with an LP of which it is a partner has the LP as its customer, and not the LP customers
19 November 2013 External T.I. 2012-0455731E5 F - Interprovincial income allocation Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 402 - Subsection 402(3) where franchisor takes over Ontario franchisee's operations, its royalties from other Ontario franchisees are not assimilated to the Ontario PE