Translations of recent severed letters

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2004-01-09 23 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0008145 F - TRANSFERT ENTRE EX-CONJOINT Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(23) deemed transfer to spouse before divorce where property was subject to matrimonial regime to which s. 248(3) applied, so that no need to rely on being in settlement of matrimonial rights
Income Tax Act - Section 73 - Subsection 73(1.01) - Paragraph 73(1.01)(b) property transferred in settlement of rights arising out of marriage also includes property transferred in settlement of rights arising out of a matrimonial regime
Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(b) one-sided adjustments under ss. 69(1)(b) and (a)
23 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0014655 F - article 125.5 Income Tax Act - Section 125.5 - Subsection 125.5(1) - Eligible production corporation - Paragraph (d) exclusion under para. (d) applies where there is indirect control by the province
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Taxpayer province is a “taxpayer” exempt from tax
18 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0021195 F - Etablissement Stable en Ontario Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 400 - Subsection 400(2) an office with only incidental functions will not constitute a fixed place of business
Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 400 - Subsection 400(2) - Paragraph 400(2)(b) Ontario sales office was not a deemed PE since general authority to contract was at the Quebec administrative office
9 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0032585 - Immeuble détenu par une succession Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence - Paragraph (c.1) income beneficiary of estate could be a specified beneficiary using as principal residence
Income Tax Act - Section 107 - Subsection 107(2) s. 107(2) rollover unavailable to an income beneficiary
15 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0182855 - Fiducie pour Loi au Quebec Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(3) - Paragraph 248(3)(e) meaning of “a right as a beneficiary in a trust” is found in s. 248(25)
General Concepts - Ownership sole beneficiary of Quebec trust is the beneficial owner of its property
Income Tax Act - Section 73 - Subsection 73(1.02) - Paragraph 73(1.02)(b) - Subparagraph 73(1.02)(b)(ii) no change in beneficial ownership on transfer of property to self-benefit Quebec trust
Income Tax Act - Section 75 - Subsection 75(2) policy is for s. 75(2) application not to result in double taxation
2004-01-02 22 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0000125 F - TITRE DE CREANCE INDEXE Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 7001 - Subsection 7001(1) detailed illustration
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Indexed Debt Obligation stripped indexed coupons were indexed debt obligations but would not give rise to excluded payments
Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 7001 - Subsection 7001(7) - Excluded Payment stripped indexed coupons did not give rise to excluded payments because no single fixed rate
Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 201 - Subsection 201(4.1) reporting of inflation adjustments on indexed bonds
Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(14) application of s. 20(14) to indexed debt obligation
11 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0015975 F - calcul du gain/perte sur disposition Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(1) - Paragraph 40(1)(a) - Subparagraph 40(1)(a)(i) portion of share sales proceeds required under a Bankruptcy Act proposal to be paid to the unsecured creditors, not a disposition expense
10 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0023335 F - COUT D'UN BIEN REMIS EN RECOMPENSE Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) $500 gift policy applies where parent incurs the cost (which must include any customs and shipping costs)
16 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0027245 F - MCIA-ACQUIS. D'UNE PERSONNE LIEE Income Tax Act - Section 14 - Subsection 14(5) - Cumulative Eligible Capital - Variable A - Variable A.1 subsequent arm’s length acquisition does not vitiate application of A.1
18 December 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0045227 F - FRAIS JURIDIQUES-PENSION Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees legal fees in relation to determining revised support entitlements were non-deductible
10 December 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0047467 F - DESENREGISTREMENT D'UN REER Income Tax Act - Section 146 - Subsection 146(12) - Paragraph 146(12)(b) appraiser not required, but issuer must make reasonable efforts to determine FMV of shares of illiquid co-op
Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 103 - Subsection 103(6) - Paragraph 106(6)(d) no source deductions required where property is distributed in year subsequent to RRSP deregistration
22 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0053005 F - transfert d'un reer a un ferr Income Tax Act - Section 146 - Subsection 146(16) - Paragraph 146(16)(b) shares may not be transferred from maturing RRSP to RRIF if they will not provide the annuity to make the minimum payments
2003-12-05 21 November 2003 External T.I. 2003-0010195 F - Etablissement Stable Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 400 - Subsection 400(2) - Paragraph 400(2)(e) use of substantial equipment in a province for even one day triggers a PE
29 September 2003 External T.I. 2003-0013435 F - Pension Belge Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 18 Belgian National Pensions Office was a Belgian government instrumentality for purposes of the former Art. 18(2) exemption
14 November 2003 External T.I. 2003-0013445 F - Application de 94(1) et 128.1(1) Income Tax Act - Section 128.1 - Subsection 128.1(1) - Paragraph 128.1(1)(a) application of s. 94 subject to prior to application of s. 128.1(a)(a)
21 November 2003 External T.I. 2003-0023925 F - Distribution non-admissible au sens de 86.1 Income Tax Act - Section 86.1 - Subsection 86.1(2) - Paragraph 86.1(2)(b) distribution did not qualify because distributed shares were not pre-owned by Mexican distributor
Income Tax Act - Section 52 - Subsection 52(2) distributed shares had ACB equal to the s. 90 inclusion of their FMV
28 November 2003 External T.I. 2003-0046025 F - CONVENTION DE RETRAITE DEDUCTIONS Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(r) s. 20(1)(r) deduction is limited by s. 67
2003-11-28 19 November 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0047687 F - Interest Calculation T/P Adjustment RQST Income Tax Act - Section 161 - Subsection 161(7) - Paragraph 161(7)(a) - Subparagraph 161(7)(a)(iv) substitution of NCL carrybacks with CCA claims for nil assessment taxation years does not generate s. 161(1) interest
Income Tax Act - Section 161 - Subsection 161(1) substitution of NCL carrybacks with CCA claims for nil assessment taxation years does not generate s. 161(1) interest
18 November 2003 External T.I. 2003-0181195 F - REGLEMENT STRUCTURE Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(1) - Paragraph 56(1)(d) CCRA position on exemption of structured settlements (as described) extends to court-ordered personal injury payments
Income Tax Act - Section 3 - Paragraph 3(a) summary of CCRA position on structured settlements
2003-11-21 12 November 2003 External T.I. 2003-0020275 F - RECOMPENSES Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) $500 gift policy might apply to points awards if redeemable for very limited range of goods/ policy does not apply to sales awards etc.
13 November 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0039637 F - perte sur creance et frais Income Tax Act - Section 50 - Subsection 50(1) - Paragraph 50(1)(a) capital loss under s. 50(1)(a) if deferred proceeds became uncollectible
Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Adjusted Cost Base legal fees to recover deferred proceeds of share disposition do not increase the shares’ ACB
2003-11-14 5 November 2003 Internal T.I. 2003-0036737 F - BOURSES D'ETUDES Income Tax Act - Section 56 - Subsection 56(3) $3,000 exemption unavailable where education tax credit not available in the same taxation year
30 October 2003 External T.I. 2003-0037075 F - Associated Corporation and 129(6) Income Tax Act - Section 256 - Subsection 256(2) corporations associated through s. 256(2) continued as associated for s. 129(6) purposes where the 3rd corporation filed s. 256(2) election not to be associated with either

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