We have translated 10 more CRA interpretations

We have published a further 10 translations of CRA interpretation released in October, 2005. Their descriptors and links appear below.

These are additions to our set of 1,890 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 16 ¼ 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
2005-10-28 17 October 2005 External T.I. 2005-0139031E5 F - Activités exercées en dehors de la réserve Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(d.6) timber royalties derived from timber cutting off the reserve had non-reserve situs
Income Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1.2) timber royalties derived from agreement with provincial government but paid by 3rd party operator did not qualify
2005-10-21 11 October 2005 External T.I. 2005-0148281E5 F - Déductibilité de dépenses Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(24) s. 248(24) does not affect deductibility of fees for preparing consolidated financials
Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Improvements v. Repairs or Running Expense periodic (every 3 years) required actuarial valuations were currently deductible
Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees accounting fees in preparing consolidated financial statements generally deductible
13 September 2005 External T.I. 2005-0148831E5 F - REÉR - retenues à la source Income Tax Act - Section 153 - Subsection 153(1) - Paragraph 153(1)(j) no discretion (otherwise than under s. 153(1.1)) to relieve from withholding for an in-kind distribution
4 October 2005 External T.I. 2005-0149671E5 F - Congé à traitement différé Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 6801 - Paragraph 6801(a) - Subparagraph 6801(1)(a)(v) returning to pre-retirement leave is not returning to “regular” employment
29 August 2005 External T.I. 2005-0125811E5 F - Actions prescrites: 6204(1)b) du Règlement Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 6204 - Subsection 6204(1) - Paragraph 6204(1)(b) likelihood that employees’ stock option shares would be immediately repurchased meant they were not prescribed shares
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(28) s. 248(28) does not preclude the application of s. 84(3) on the exercise of employee stock options and the immediate redemption of the acquired shares
18 October 2005 Internal T.I. 2005-0133411I7 F - Penalty for repeated failures to report income Income Tax Act - Section 163 - Subsection 163(1) simultaneous filing of returns for three successive years, each with unreported income, did not engage s. 163(1) (if no unreported income in prior years)
8 September 2005 Internal T.I. 2005-0133721I7 F - Crédit d'impôt - fonds de travailleurs Income Tax Act - Section 211.8 - Subsection 211.8(1) no s. 211.8(1) tax where shares of provincially regulated LSVCC are redeemed and where there is no acquisition of replacement shares
30 August 2005 External T.I. 2005-0134081E5 F - Transfert d'un REER entre conjoints de fait Income Tax Act - Section 146 - Subsection 146(16) - Paragraph 146(16)(b) application to RRSP transfer between two separated common-law partners pursuant to written separation agreement
17 August 2005 External T.I. 2005-0135911E5 F - REEE- Établissement d'enseignement à l'étranger Income Tax Act - Section 146.1 - Subsection 146.1(1) - Post-Secondary Educational Institution a foreign educational institution that is listed in the American Council on Education's Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education will be recognized as a "post-secondary educational institution"
6 October 2005 External T.I. 2005-0146061E5 F - Coop de travailleurs actionnaire - montants versés Income Tax Act - Section 82 - Subsection 82(1) - Paragraph 82(1)(a) interest on a preferred share was a dividend
Income Tax Act - Section 136 - Subsection 136(2) workers shareholder cooperative qualified
Income Tax Act - Section 135 - Subsection 135(4) - Allocation in Proportion to Patronage patronage dividend based on volume of work performed