CRA has released the final version of the 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable

CRA has released the final version of all the questions and answers at the 10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable. We did not notice any substantive changes from the versions that were made available at the time.

For your convenience, the table below sets out the descriptors and links to the summaries, and translated questions and answers, which we prepared in October.

Topic Descriptor
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 1, 2024-1023641C6 - Intercompany loans and taxable benefits Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) inter-corporate bona fide non-interest bearing loan does not engage s. 15
Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) s. 246(1) not engaged by no-interest loan between corporations with distinct ownership
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 2, 2024-1023251C6 F - Use of an average rate for coupons Income Tax Act - Section 261 - Subsection 261(2) - Paragraph 261(2)(b) four conditions for the use of an average exchange rate in the example of a stripped coupon
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 3, 2024-1027801C6 F - Revente précipitée et auto-construction Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(13) the holding period for a housing unit under the flipped property rules commences when it becomes habitable
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 4, 2024-1027831C6 F - Revente précipitée et changement d'usage Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(13) a s. 45 change of use does not restart the 365-day period under the flipped property rules
Income Tax Act - Section 45 - Subsection 45(1) - Paragraph 45(1)(a) - Subparagraph 45(1)(a)(i) s. 45 rules apply only for capital gains purposes
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 5, 2024-1023291C6 F - Paiements rétroactifs - Droits ou biens / Retroact Income Tax Act - Section 70 - Subsection 70(2) s. 70(2) return can be filed before the filing deadline with an estimated amount if precise amount is not yet known due to administrative delay
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 6, 2024-1023301C6 F - CELIAPP - Séparation / FHSA - Separation Income Tax Act - Section 146.6 - Subsection 146.6(7) s. 146.6(7) does not override the requirement for the transferee (ex-)spouse to be a “qualifying individual”
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 7, 2024-1024211C6 F - CELIAPP et transfert via la succession Income Tax Act - Section 146.6 - Subsection 146.6(15) - Paragraph 146.6(15)(a) a deceased’s FHSA can be rolled into the surviving spouse’s FHSA, RRSP or RRIF even if the proceeds go first to the estate (albeit, subject to s. 153(1)(v)(i) withholding)
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 8, 2024-1023591C6 F - NERDTOH and foreign investment income Income Tax Act - Section 129 - Subsection 129(4) - Non-Eligible Refundable Dividend Tax on Hand - Paragraph (a) - Subparagraph (a)(i) - Variable B explanation of 8% adjustment to the FTC deduction under the NERDTOH computation for foreign investment income
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 9, 2024-1015481C6 F - Crédit d'impôt pour la rénovation d'habitations multigénérationnelles et exemption pour résidence principale Income Tax Act - Section 252 - Subsection 252(2) - Paragraph 252(2)(g) s. 252(2)(g) does not extend to the spouse or common-law partner of a niece or nephew
Income Tax Act - Section 122.92 - Subsection 122.92(1) - Qualifying Relation qualifying relation does not extend to the spouse of a nephew or niece
Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence renovation to create a secondary unit for s. 122.92 credit purposes generally means that the whole building no longer can be designated as the taxpayer’s principal residence
Income Tax Act - Section 122.92 - Subsection 122.92(1) - Eligible Individual credit is not lost if secondary unit is then sold to its qualifying occupants
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 10, 2024-1027331C6 F - Distribution of life insurance - 107(2) and 148(7) Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 107 - Subsection 107(2) s. 107(2) prevails over s. 148(7) re a life insurance policy distribution in satisfaction of a capital interest
Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(7) where both ss. 107(2) and 148(7) apply to a personal trust’s distribution of a life insurance policy in satisfaction of capital interest, s. 107(2) prevails over s. 148(7)
10 October 2024 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 11, 2024-1031061C6 F - Remboursement dans le cadre du RAP - Repayment und Income Tax Act - Section 146.01 - Subsection 146.01(3) HBP balance not reduced to nil be earlier repayment until related designation made in the return for the year u
Income Tax Act - Section 146.01 - Subsection 146.01(1) - HBP Balance where opening HBP balance is repaid in Year 1 with RRSP contribution, the HBP balance is not reduced until the Sched. 7 is filed in March of Year 2