Translations of recent severed letters

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2004-01-30 7 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0032501E5 F - Transitional Rules/Allègement transitoire General Concepts - Transitional Provisions and Policies taxpayer could choose whether a disposition came out of a pool of grandfathered or non-grandfathered shares
19 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0045911I7 F - Camionnette et définition de automobile Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(5) - Paragraph 13(5)(a) when truck is transferred from Class 10.1 to 10, the capital cost as originally limited under s. 13(7)(g) is used for Class 10 purposes
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Automobile application of s. 13(5) where extended-cab pick-up truck ceased to be an automobile
Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(7) - Paragraph 13(7)(g) s. 13(7)(g) limitation was preserved when pick-up truck transferred from Class 10.1 to 10
22 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0047561I7 F - Effet de la délégation puis de la subrogation Income Tax Act - Section 42 payment under covenant of vendor regarding mortgage assumed by purchaser, who defaulted on its assumed obligation, did not generate a s. 42 loss
Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(2) - Paragraph 40(2)(g) - Subparagraph 40(2)(g)(ii) s. 40(2)(g)(ii) did not apply to a debt claim acquired by subrogation against a defaulted debtor since the claim was interest-bearing
28 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0047701I7 F - Télétravail et indien inscrit Other Legislation/Constitution - Federal - Indian Act - Section 87 Indian teleworker exempted re duties performed on Reserve
26 January 2004 External T.I. 2003 - 0047961E5 F - Part IV Circularity Income Tax Act - Section 186 - Subsection 186(1) - Paragraph 186(1)(b) waiver of dividend refund does not solve the Pt. IV circularity issue, which is not serious
22 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0052121I7 F - Régime d'éducation permanente - période de rembour Income Tax Act - Section 146.02 - Subsection 146.02(1) - Repayment Period actual date of repayment is not taken into account
22 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0054781I7 F - Reçu de don pour une partie de la valeur Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(32) de minimis threshold policy inapplicable where meal was part of what the ticket to the event was paid for
2004-01-23 14 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0026011E5 F - Contrat à terme sur indice boursier Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Adjusted Cost Base unrealized gains or losses on stock index futures contracts not included in the ACB of such property
Income Tax Act - Section 233.3 - Subsection 233.3(1) - Specified Foreign Property - Paragraph (a) foreign currency "variable margin" accounts held by registered plans with dealers are foreign property
14 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0029571E5 F - Attribution - société de personnes Income Tax Act - Section 103 - Subsection 103(1.1) allocation of farming partnership income did not appear reasonable
Income Tax Act - Section 74.1 - Subsection 74.1(1) s. 74.1(1) would not apply where farming income is transferred to spouse where she subscribed a nominal amount for farm partnership interest
14 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0046131E5 F - Convention de retraite - dépositaire Income Tax Act - Section 207.6 - Subsection 207.6(2) employer is deemed custodian under s. 207.6(2)
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Retirement Compensation Arrangement life insurance company can be a custodian
16 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0046491E5 F - Allocation de retraite Income Tax Act - Section 60 - Paragraph 60(j.1) severance pay was not retiring allowance
14 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0049531I7 F - Valeur de rachat - police d'assurance Income Tax Act - Section 181 - Subsection 181(1) - Long-Term Debt - Paragraph (b) insurance policy is not long-term debt of the insurer, although prepaid premium deposits might be
14 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2004-0054711I7 F - Choix en vertu du paragraphe 12(2.2) Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(2.2) s. 12(1)(x) assistance included in Year 1 income, then reversed by reassessment when s. 12(2.2) election is made in Year 2 return respecting the related Year 2 expenditure
2004-01-16 9 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0031601I7 F - Air Miles :employés/employeurs Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(4) s. 69(4) applicable where corporation acquires property with its Air Miles and distributes the property to a shareholder (but not in the case of an arm’s length employee)
Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) business air miles assumed to be used before personal air miles
8 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0040575 F - Associated Corporations Income Tax Act - Section 256 - Subsection 256(6) - Paragraph 256(6)(a) cessation of lender’s right to shares on occurrence of reasonably-expected event must be expressly stated in loan terms
Income Tax Act - Section 256 - Subsection 256(1.4) - Paragraph 256(1.4)(a) lender’s right to acquire 99% of shares in event of insolvency engaged s. 256(1.4)(a)
Income Tax Act - Section 256 - Subsection 256(1.2) - Paragraph 256(1.2)(c) rule in s. 256(1.2)(c) references de jure control, not de facto control
9 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0047341E5 F - Coût indiqué - Biens étrangers Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Adjusted Cost Base distribution of shares out of MFT and exchange for new MFT units would reset the ACB/ cost amount
7 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0038217 F - gain en capital / résidence principale Income Tax Act - Section 3 - Paragraph 3(a) - Business Source/Reasonable Expectation of Profit rental of second floor of house to son at cost was not a business
Income Tax Act - Section 45 - Subsection 45(1) - Paragraph 45(1)(c) no partial change of use of residence where rental operation was not a business, or the business was ancillary
7 January 2004 Internal T.I. 2003-0046717 F - MODIFICATION DE PBR INSCRIT SUR T664 Income Tax Act - Section 220 - Subsection 220(3.2) correction to ACB shown on s. 110.6(19) election did not constitute an amendment to the election
Income Tax Act - Section 110.6 - Subsection 110.6(27) correction of ACB shown on s. 110.6(19) election not an election amendment that must comply with s. 110.6(27)
9 January 2004 External T.I. 2003-0049195 F - Winding Up or a Contractor Subco Income Tax Act - Section 88 - Subsection 88(1) - Paragraph 88(1)(e.1) s. 88(1)(e.1) would permit parent to step into shoes of sub re s. 12(1)(a) inclusion and s. 20(1)(m) reserve
Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Timing exclusion of contract holdbacks and unapproved invoices from construction contractor’s income is unaffected on s. 88(1) wind-up and flows through to parent
Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(m) deferred revenue of construction contractor would not be triggered on its s. 88(1) wind-up and parent would be put to claiming any available new s. 20(1)(m) reserve
2004-01-09 8 December 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0042537 F - CIEE & SRAS Income Tax Act - Section 122.3 - Subsection 122.3(1) lay-off due to SARS did not qualify as an absence
18 December 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0044007 F - OPTION D'ACHAT D'ACTIONS RACHETEES Income Tax Act - Section 7 - Subsection 7(1) - Paragraph 7(1)(b) full option surrender consideration included under s. 7(1)(b) even though a portion thereof never paid
Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(2) - Paragraph 40(2)(g) - Subparagraph 40(2)(g)(ii) unpaid and defaulted balance of stock option surrender consideration was not property used in a property or business source
Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Capital Property employee stock option surrender proceeds were not from the disposition of capital property
16 December 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0046167 F - Section 50- Shares of Insolvent Corporation50(1) Income Tax Act - Section 50 - Subsection 50(1) - Paragraph 50(1)(b) - Subparagraph 50(1)(b)(iii) corporation not insolvent if affiliates intend to pay its creditors, and its shares have value if it has non-capital losses
Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(b) sale of Lossco with no assets but non-capital losses for nil consideration to another subsidiary generated a gain under s. 69(1)(b)
General Concepts - Fair Market Value - Shares shares of corporation that had ceased business and had no assets but had non-capital losses had a significant value
17 December 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0047367 F - Benefit Conferred on Non-arm's Length Person Income Tax Act - Section 84 - Subsection 84(2) s. 84(2) inapplicable on sale by defunct corporation of its assets at an undervalue to one of its shareholders

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