Income Tax Severed Letters - 2024-10-30

Ruling

2023 Ruling 2023-0986521R3 F - 104(4) and Pipeline

Unedited CRA Tags
84(2), 84.1, 104(4), 245
pipeline transfer by inter vivos family trust of preferred shares (stepped-up under s. 104(4)(b)(ii)) to an existing family company for notes
inter vivos chooses to realize gain on its preferred shares on its 21st anniversary, and transfer those shares for notes in a pipeline trnasaction

Principal Issues: A family discretionary trust (the “Trust”) will realize a capital gain as a result of the application of subparagraph 104(4)(b)(ii) to shares (the “Subject shares”) of a Canadian-controlled private corporation (Gestion 1, the “Subject corporation”) and will include the taxable capital gain realized in its income. After the “21 year” deemed disposition, the Trust will enter into a pipeline type transaction by way of selling some of the Subject shares to another existing Canadian-controlled private corporation (Gestion 2) as consideration for notes receivable (Notes 1 to 3). The Trust will distribute under subsection 107(2) to its beneficiaries Note 2 and Note 3 and will use the proceeds of Note 1 to pay the income taxes that arose from the deemed disposition upon its 21st anniversary (the “Proposed transactions”). 1) Does section 84.1 apply to the Proposed Transactions to deem a dividend received by the Trust? 2) Does subsection 84(2) apply to the Proposed Transactions? 3) Does section 245 apply to the Proposed Transactions?

Position: 1) No. 2) No. 3) No.

Reasons: Wording of the Act and previous CRA’s positions.

Technical Interpretation - External

26 July 2024 External T.I. 2024-1014761E5 - Replacement property rules

Unedited CRA Tags
44(1), 248(1)
vacant land which previously had been rented-out did not qualify as a “former business property” for s. 44 purposes

Principal Issues: Does a vacant rental property qualify as a "former business property" for the purposes of the replacement property rules?

Position: No.

Reasons: In general, a vacant or unused property is not considered to be used by a taxpayer primarily for the purpose of producing income from a business and in the event the property had been rented, a rental property is expressly excluded from the "former business property" definition found at subsection 248(1).

29 May 2024 External T.I. 2019-0819561E5 F - Catégorie d’amortissement 53 de l’Annexe II du Règlement

Unedited CRA Tags
Annexe II du Règlement de l’impôt sur le revenu
having equipment owned separately from the services business in which its product is used could permit the manufactured product to be “sold” to the services business
having equipment owned separately from the services business in which its product is used could permit it to qualify as Class 53 property
Words and Phrases
sale

Principales Questions: Est-ce que certains appareils servant à la fabrication de produits de restauration dentaire peuvent être compris dans la catégorie 53 dans les deux situations suivantes : 1. Ces appareils sont acquis par une société (« Société A ») dont l’actionnaire unique est un chirurgien-dentiste (« Monsieur X »). Société A utilise les produits de restauration dentaire qu’elle fabrique à l’aide des appareils dans le cadre de son offre de service de dentisterie. 2. Monsieur X incorpore une nouvelle société (« Société B ») dont il est l’actionnaire unique afin d’acquérir ces appareils. Société B vend à Société A les produits de restauration dentaire qu’elle fabrique à l’aide des appareils. / Whether certain equipment used for manufacturing dental restorative products can be included in Class 53 in the following two situations: 1. The equipement is acquired by Corporation A whose sole shareholder is a dental surgeon (« Mr. X »). Corporation A uses the dental restorative products it manufactures using the equipment in providing its dental services. 2. Mr. X incorporates a new corporation (« Corporation B »), for which he is the sole shareholder, in order to acquire the equipement and manufacture the dental restorative products. Corporation B sells to Corporation A the dental restorative products it manufactures using the equipement.

Position Adoptée: 1. Nous sommes d’avis que les appareils ne seraient pas des biens compris dans la catégorie 53 puisque Société A utilise les produits de restauration dentaire qu’elle fabrique à l’aide des appareils dans le cadre de son offre de service de dentisterie 2. Quant à la situation où les appareils seraient plutôt acquis par Société B afin de fabriquer les produits de restauration dentaire en vue de les vendre à Société A, nous sommes d’avis que les appareils pourraient être des biens compris dans la catégorie 53 s’il est déterminé que les produits fabriqués font l’objet d’un contrat de vente en vertu du Code civil du Québec et que toutes les autres conditions sont respectées. / 1. We are of the view that the equipment would not be included in Class 53, since Corporation A uses the dental restorative products it manufactures with the equipment as part of its dental services. 2. As for the situation where the equipment is instead acquired by Corporation B for the purpose of manufacturing dental restorative products for sale to Corporation A, we are of the view that the equipment could be property included in Class 53 if it is determined that the manufactured products are subject of a sale contract under the Civil Code of Quebec, provided that all other conditions are met.

Raisons: Libellé de la Loi et la jurisprudence / Wording of the Act and the jurisprudence.