We have translated 11 more CRA interpretations

We have published 3 translations of CRA interpretations released last week and a further 8 translations of CRA interpretation released in April, 2005. Their descriptors and links appear below.

These are additions to our set of 1,969 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 ¾ years of releases of such items by the Directorate. These translations are subject to our paywall (applicable after the 5th of each month).

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2022-03-16 4 May 2021 External T.I. 2020-0853361E5 F - Frais d'asepsie / asepsis fees Income Tax Act - Section 118.2 - Subsection 118.2(2) - Paragraph 118.2(2)(a) additional dentists’ charges for COVID precautions qualified
1 June 2021 Internal T.I. 2020-0858471I7 F - Paiement forfaitaire rétroactif admissible Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 110.2 - Subsection 110.2(1) - Qualifying Amount - Paragraph (a) - Subparagraph (a)(i) pay equity awards agreed to consensually did not qualify
23 June 2020 External T.I. 2020-0847641E5 F - SSUC - Entité déterminée et institution publique CEWS comments mirror those in 2020-0846261E5
2005-04-15 1 April 2005 External T.I. 2004-0097171E5 F - Item gagné lors d'un tirage Income Tax Act - Section 3 - Paragraph 3(a) position on exempt lottery winnings did not apply to extent prize was indirectly funded by employer
Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) prize won in raffle by employee was includible in employee’s income to the extent of the portion of its value that was funded by the employer rather than fellow employees
31 March 2005 External T.I. 2004-0101171E5 F - Entreprise de placement déterminée Income Tax Act - Section 125 - Subsection 125(7) - Specified Investment Business - Paragraph (b) para. (b) test can be satisfied if the affiliate provides sufficient part-time employees
7 April 2005 External T.I. 2004-0103551E5 F - Choix - Engagement de non-concurrence Income Tax Act - Section 56.4 - Subsection 56.4(3) - Paragraph 56.4(3)(c) - Subparagraph 56.4(3)(c)(vi) election to be made on form of letter on CRA website
7 April 2005 External T.I. 2004-0099191E5 F - Inventaire d'un artiste Income Tax Act - Section 10 - Subsection 10(6) reporting nil inventory on T2124 form is treated as making the election
Income Tax Act - Section 70 - Subsection 70(2) application of s. 70(2) or (3) to artist’s inventory
Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Commodities, and commodities futures and derivatives legatee generally acquires a deceased artist’s inventory on capital account
7 April 2005 Internal T.I. 2005-0110991I7 F - Frais de garde d'enfants Income Tax Act - Section 63 - Subsection 63(2) - Paragraph 63(2)(b) - Element C - Subparagraph (i) - Clause (i)(B) - Subclause (i)(B)(I) “period of not less than 2 weeks” refers to 2 consecutive weeks
11 April 2005 External T.I. 2005-0112321E5 F - Price adjustment clause Income Tax Act - Section 51 - Subsection 51(2) CRA may accept a price adjustment clause adjusting of share consideration on s. 51 exchange if genuine attempt to establish FMV and issue of intervening share cancellation is addressed
General Concepts - Effective Date CRA may also accept a price adjustment clause for improving the attributes of the shares received on an exchange so as to equal the exchange price
Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) where FMV of pre shares received on estate-freeze s. 51 exchange was less than that of the exchanged common shares, CRA would apply s. 51(2), not s. 15(1)
31 March 2005 External T.I. 2004-0093651E5 F - Primes d'assurance-vie et d'assurance-invalidité Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.2) guarantee respecting another aspect of a loan by a government fund does not preclude deductibility of premiums on life policy assigned as security to bank
Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures premiums on disability policy required by lender are capital expenditures
4 April 2005 External T.I. 2004-0099411E5 F - Transfert de contrat de crédit-bail Income Tax Act - Section 68 purchase price for lease with bargain purchase option likely to be allocated to the embedded option
Income Tax Act - Section 49 - Subsection 49(1) CRA position on allocating lease payments to bargain purchase option extended to assignment of the lease agreement