We have translated 8 more CRA interpretations

We have published 8 translations of CRA interpretations released in March and February of 2004. Their descriptors and links appear below.

These are additions to our set of 2,232 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 18 2/3 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
2004-03-05 25 February 2004 External T.I. 2003-0042461E5 F - Invalidité d'un actionnaire/admin./employé Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose premiums paid by corporation on disability policy on its principal employee are non-deductible
Income Tax Act - Section 3 - Paragraph 3(a) disability benefits received by corporation to fund continuing salary-equivalent payments to its chief employee are not income
Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) taxable continued payment of salary-equivalent payments to disabled employee, but no taxable benefit from employer’s previous payment of premiums on funding disability policy
23 February 2004 External T.I. 2003-0050641E5 F - Fiducie Income Tax Act - Section 118.1 - Subsection 118.1(1) - Total Charitable Gifts no particular mortality table required re donation of a residual interest in a trust to a public charitable foundation
23 February 2004 External T.I. 2003-0051371E5 F - Déduction des intérêts Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) - Subparagraph 20(1)(c)(i) non-deductible personal residence interest could be converted to deductible interest through sale of rental property to spouse for money borrowed by her
16 February 2004 External T.I. 2003-0054091E5 F - Rollover for Contractors Income Tax Act - Section 85 - Subsection 85(1.1) - Paragraph 85(1.1)(a) construction lien holdbacks are eligible property that can be transferred at a nominal agreed amount
Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(4) s. 56(4) not applied where construction lien holdbacks are transferred on s. 85(1) rollover basis to transferee, which includes them when they become receivable
2 March 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0045921I7 F - 118(5) - impact d'une clause rétroactive Income Tax Act - Section 118 - Subsection 118(5) homologated order with effect of judgment that retroactively eliminated Monsieur’s support obligation re one of his children did not retroactively eliminate the s. 118(5) prohibition
General Concepts - Effective Date CRA would not apply a retroactive judgment to the affected prior period because it was inconsistent with the actual understanding at the time
23 February 2004 External T.I. 2004-0057051E5 F - RAP - Personne séparée Income Tax Act - Section 146.01 - Subsection 146.01(1) - Regular Eligible Amount - Paragraph (f) separated spouse’s ownership is relevant
3 March 2004 Internal T.I. 2004-0061781I7 F - Engagement de non-concurrence Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Exempt Receipts/Business Manrell inapplicable where recipient of non-compete carried on the related business
2004-02-27 24 February 2004 External T.I. 2003-0041121E5 F - Avantages imposables-installations récréatives Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) making employer’s resort recreational facilities available to all employees not a taxable benefit