We have translated 7 more CRA severed letters

We have published a translation of a CRA ruling issued earlier in the year and a further 6 translations of CRA interpretations released in July and June of 2003. Their descriptors and links appear below.

These are additions to our set of 2,445 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 19 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
2023-02-08 2021 Ruling 2021-0904311R3 F - Butterfly Reorganization Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(1) - Distribution butterfly transaction for a farming corp (DC) of two brothers coupled with an immediate gift of shares of DC and TC to their respective sons under s. 73(4.1)
Income Tax Act - Section 191 - Subsection 191(5) specified amount included in shares issued on butterfly distribution
Income Tax Act - Section 186 - Subsection 186(1) - Paragraph 186(1)(b) circularity avoided through intervening taxation year end of transferee corp
2003-07-04 29 May 2003 External T.I. 2002-0160795 F - Crédit d'impôt étranger et pertes
Also released under document number 2002-01607950.

Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(12) whether to amend a return to permit a s. 20(12) deduction where a loss carryback to that year has eliminated the s. 126(1) credit is in the CRA’s discretion
4 June 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0006967 F - Province de résidence d'une fiducie
Also released under document number 2003-00069670.

Income Tax Act - Section 75 - Subsection 75(2) s. 75(2)(a)(i) inapplicable re settlor being beneficiary of trust beneficiary’s estate/ s. 75(2)(b) inapplicable re power of settlor to replace trustees
Income Tax Act - Section 2 - Subsection 2(1) Thibodeau applied to find that trust with Quebec trustee therefore was resident in Quebec
Income Tax Act - Section 120 - Subsection 120(2) Quebec abatement available even where no Quebec tax was payable on the income (due to abuse of s. 104(13.1) election)
Income Tax Act - Section 245 - Subsection 245(1) - Tax Benefit scheme generating Quebec abatement without payment of any Quebec tax did not result in a “tax benefit”
24 June 2003 External T.I. 2002-0169405 F - Projet d'ingénierie
Also released under document number 2002-01694050.

Income Tax Act - Section 122.3 - Subsection 122.3(1) - Paragraph 122.3(1)(b) - Subparagraph 122.3(1)(b)(i) - Clause 122.3(1)(b)(i)(B) training activity was not an “engineering activity”
24 June 2003 External T.I. 2002-0177145 F - AVANTAGE IMPOSABLE - REPAS
Also released under document number 2002-01771450.

Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) requirement to watch the children did not detract from taxability of free lunch
2003-06-27 24 June 2003 External T.I. 2002-0176475 F - DOMMAGES-INTERETS PROFESSIONEL
Also released under document number 2002-01764750.

Income Tax Act - Section 8 - Subsection 8(2) personal liability for damages in excess of liability coverage not deductible given s. 8(2)
Income Tax Act - Section 8 - Subsection 8(5) - Paragraph 8(5)(b) professional liability insurance premiums deductible under s. 8(5)(b)
23 June 2003 External T.I. 2003-0004795 F - TRANSPORT AU LIEU D'EMPLOI
Also released under document number 2003-00047950.

Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) mandatory employer-provided transport from staging area along difficult road to remote mine was not a taxable benefit