We have translated 10 more CRA interpretations

We have published a further 10 translations of CRA interpretation released in April and March, 2007. Their descriptors and links appear below.

These are additions to our set of 1,682 full-text translations of French-language Technical Interpretation and Roundtable items (plus some ruling letters) of the Income Tax Rulings Directorate, which covers all of the last 14 ½ years of releases of such items by the Directorate. These translations are subject to the usual (3 working weeks per month) paywall.

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2007-04-06 21 March 2007 External T.I. 2005-0142121E5 F - Don au décès d'un contribuable Income Tax Act - Section 118.1 - Subsection 118.1(18) gift of shares to a charity is not of non-qualifying securities if immediately after the ownership transfer, the estate now deals at arm's length with the corporation
Income Tax Act - Section 118.1 - Subsection 118.1(5) bequest of shares to spousal trust, with the shares then directed to a registered charity on the spouse’s is treated as a gift of an equitable trust interest by the deceased
20 February 2007 External T.I. 2006-0210291E5 F - Remboursement des billets d'avion Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) no taxable benefit for business class ticket reimbursement – but benefit if employee is reimbursed for 2 economy tickets for the employee and spouse
21 February 2007 Internal T.I. 2006-0218421I7 F - Pension alimentaire - date d'exécution Income Tax Act - Section 56.1 - Subsection 56.1(4) - Commencement Day retroactive nature of a divorce judgment is to be respected
General Concepts - Effective Date divorce judgment with stated retroactive effect caused the amounts to “be required to be made” on the earlier date
2007-03-30 14 March 2007 External T.I. 2007-0219601E5 F - Police d'assurance-vie cédée en garantie Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.2) borrowing must be by the taxpayer
14 March 2007 External T.I. 2006-0169821E5 F - REÉÉ - définition de souscripteur Income Tax Act - Section 146.1 - Subsection 146.1(1) - Subscriber - Paragraph (c) legatees of subscriber are subscribers
2007-03-16 26 February 2007 External T.I. 2005-0163391E5 F - Choix en vertu du paragraphe 256(2) de la LIR Income Tax Act - Section 256 - Subsection 256(2) making election does not preclude s. 129(6)(b)(i) applying to deem property income to be active business income
2 March 2007 External T.I. 2006-0185471E5 F - Frais de représentation - 67.1 Income Tax Act - Section 67.1 - Subsection 67.1(1) confirmation of 1998 agreement as to portion of remote work site daily allowances to be treated as for meals rather than accommodation
Excise Tax Act - Section 236 - Subsection 236(1) ITA s. 67.1 agreement as to portion of remote work site daily allowances to be treated as for meals rather than accommodation also applies to ETA s. 236
27 February 2007 External T.I. 2006-0216481E5 F - Montant payable à des retraités (annul ass. malad) Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(3) compensation for termination of retirees’ benefit plan not includible under s. 6(3)
Income Tax Act - Section 3 - Paragraph 3(a) compensation for termination of retirees’ benefit plan was not income from a source
9 March 2007 External T.I. 2006-0218501E5 F - Application de 75(2) lors d'une émission d'actions Income Tax Act - Section 75 - Subsection 75(2) s. 75(2) inapplicable to a corporation issuing shares to a trust of which it may become a beneficiary because it did not own the shares before their issuance
2007-03-09 26 February 2007 External T.I. 2005-0159431E5 F - Renonciation aux revenus d'une fiducie Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 106 - Subsection 106(2) s. 106(2) inapplicable to renunciation of income not yet realized
Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 108 - Subsection 108(1) - Testamentary Trust - Paragraph (c) renunciation of income not yet realized is not a contribution to the trust