9 further full-text translations of CRA interpretations are available

The table below provides descriptors and links for the two Technical Interpretation released last week, for the last five questions and answers for the October 2017 Financial Strategies and Instruments APFF Roundtable and two technical interpretations released in October 2013. Gaps in the numerical sequence for the APFF Financial Strategies items reflect responses from the Department of Finance, which continue to be available on our Roundtable page.

The above translated interpretations (and the other full-text translations covering the last 4 1/2 years of CRA releases) are subject to the usual (3 working weeks per month) paywall. You are currently in the “open” week for May.

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2018-05-02 9 April 2018 External T.I. 2017-0714381E5 F - Application de l'article 67.1 Income Tax Act - Section 67.1 - Subsection 67.1(1) hockey game tickets purchased by a hockey player recruiter are subject to s. 67.1
9 April 2018 Internal T.I. 2017-0731251I7 F - Activités mondaines Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) computation of the $150 cost per employee safe harbour for employee parties
2018-04-11 6 October 2017 APFF Financial Strategies and Financial Instruments Roundtable Q. 8, 2017-0712621C6 F - Dépôt en monnaie étrangère-Immobilisation Income Tax Act - Section 70 - Subsection 70(5) FX deposit treated as debt rather than s. 39(1.1) currency
Income Tax Act - Section 39 - Subsection 39(1.1) non-application to FX deposits
6 October 2017 APFF Financial Strategies and Financial Instruments Roundtable Q. 9, 2017-0705231C6 F - Gift of a Life Insurance Policy and Subrogated Own Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(7) - Paragraph 148(7)(a) gain by estate on gift of policy based on cash surrender value
Income Tax Act - Section 118.1 - Subsection 118.1(1) - Total Charitable Gifts - Paragraph (c) - Subparagraph (c)(i) - Clause (c)(i)(C) claim in terminal return for charitable gift made by estate under individual’s will
Income Tax Act - Section 118.1 - Subsection 118.1(1) - Total Charitable Gifts - Paragraph (c) - Subparagraph (c)(i) - Clause (c)(i)(A) no guidance on whether designating a charity as a contingent policyholder generates a charitable credit
6 October 2017 APFF Financial Strategies and Financial Instruments Roundtable Q. 10, 2017-0705201C6 F - Capital loss - repayment of loan Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(3.3) the foreign currency deemed to be disposed of under s. 39(2) by an FX borrower on repaying a USD loan is not identical property to the USDs received by it under a replacement loan
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Property foreign currency is not property for purposes of the suspended-loss rules
6 October 2017 APFF Financial Strategies and Financial Instruments Roundtable Q. 14, 2017-0708511C6 F - T1135 and 162(7) penalty Income Tax Act - Section 162 - Subsection 162(7) penalty for late-filing of a T1135 will be imposed automatically
Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(4) - Paragraph 152(4)(a) - Subparagraph 152(4)(a)(i) failure to file a T1135 treated as a misrepresentation – but neglect etc. ground to be determined
6 October 2017 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 16, 2017-0705181C6 F - Hedging & George Weston Limited Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Futures/Forwards/Hedges CRA is considering changing its policy re what is capital hedge
2013-10-02 6 May 2009 External T.I. 2008-0295581E5 F - Bourses et aide financière aux médecins Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(1) - Paragraph 56(1)(n) specialized training grants made to unlicensed medical residents to encourage them to settle in remote areas were s. 56(1)(n) fellowships
Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(1) - Paragraph 12(1)(x) s. 12(1)(x) inclusion of assistance to foreign doctors to become licensed so that they will practise in a remote area
4 September 2013 External T.I. 2013-0490631E5 F - Éoliennes d'Essai Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 1219 - Subsection 1219(3) opinion on test wind turbines installed on wind farm