The taxpayer should make a reasonable effort to get the required information. If the taxpayer cannot provide the required information, he or she must demonstrate that due diligence was exercised in trying to get it. In Part IV of the T1134 Supplement, the taxpayer is required to disclose the steps taken to get the information and the reasons it was not available.

For non-controlled foreign affiliates, reporting is not required below the first tier.

On Form T1134, the instructions for Sections 4 and 5 of Part III indicate that the reporting taxpayer has to provide information about capital gains and losses realized by the foreign affiliate, as well as income of the foreign affiliate that's from an active business. Is the taxpayer required to attach to the form details on the capital gains and losses and income of the foreign affiliate?

No. However, the taxpayer should keep related information on-hand in case of an audit.

What is the definition of "excluded property" for the purposes of Part III, Section 4, of Form T1134?

"Excluded property" is defined under subsection 95(1) of the Income Tax Act.

In Part III, Section 3 of Form T1134 (concerning the different sources of "foreign accrual property income" or "FAPI"), should the reporting taxpayer indicate 100% of the FAPI income earned by the controlled foreign affiliate? Or should he or she indicate the percentage attributable to the reporting taxpayer?

For the controlled foreign affiliate's tax year that ends in the reporting taxpayer's tax year, the reporting taxpayer must report 100% of the amount of FAPI earned in that year.

What is the definition of "related person" as used in Part I, Section 3 and in Part II, Section 2B (capital stock of foreign affiliate) of Form T1134?

"Related person" is defined under subsection 251(2) of the Income Tax Act.

What is the definition of "total participating percentage" as used in Part III, Section 3 of Form T1134?

"Total participating percentage" has the same meaning as "participating percentage" under subsection 95(1) of the Income Tax Act and subsection 5904(1) of the Income Tax Regulations. The participating percentage is the part of the FAPI that's attributed to the reporting taxpayer.

If the share capital was subscribed in a foreign currency by the parent company and if the investment is accounted for in the financial statements in Canadian dollars and is re-valued each year in the financial statements at the exchange rate at the end of the year, what amount has to be reported: the cost in the foreign currency, the cost in Canadian dollars at the historical exchange rate (at the investment date), or the cost in Canadian dollars at the current exchange rate in accordance with the financial statements?

If the share capital of the foreign affiliate is owned by the reporting entity, report the cost in Canadian dollars at the historical exchange rate. If an election has been made under paragraph 261(3)(b) of the Income Tax Act to use a functional currency then report the book cost in that currency. If the share capital of the foreign affiliate is owned by a controlled foreign affiliate of the reporting entity, or another person related to the reporting entity, and the cost in Canadian dollars at the historical exchange rate is readily available, report that amount on the form. Otherwise, report the historical cost in the foreign currency and indicate the foreign currency being used (include the appropriate currency code from the list contained in the instructions).

Does Form T1134 have to be filed for a foreign affiliate in the following situations:

the foreign affiliate does not have a tax year ending in the reporting taxpayer's tax year;
the foreign affiliate has been sold before its tax year-end;
the foreign affiliate is acquired or formed in the year and has not had a tax year in the reporting taxpayer's tax year;
the foreign affiliate stops being a controlled foreign affiliate before the end of the reporting taxpayer's tax year?

To ensure an accurate record of the history of the foreign affiliate and transparency of offshore structures, filing is required in all of the above situations.

The legislative requirement is that Form T1134 must be filed if the non-resident corporation or trust is either a foreign affiliate or a controlled foreign affiliate at any time during the reporting taxpayer's tax year.

It's recognized that, in certain situations, the amount of information to be filed will be minimal. For instance, this is the case if the corporation or trust stops being a controlled foreign affiliate before the end of the reporting taxpayer's tax year. Another example is if the foreign affiliate hasn't prepared financial statements because the date is before its year-end.

If the required information isn't available, the reporting taxpayer should complete the disclosure section of the form to comply with the requirements of the due diligence exception.

At what point during the year should the organizational structure filed with Form T1134 be reported? What disclosure, if any, is required for changes in the organizational structure during the reporting taxpayer's tax year?

The organizational structure should be reported in Part I, Section 3 as it is at the reporting taxpayer's year-end. If the table included in the Summary has insufficient space, attach a separate page with a continuation of the information. Additional information can also be reported on a separate page, for example: entities that don't exist on the organizational structure, such as the acquisition and disposal of an affiliate in the same year.

When reporting on the organizational structure in Part I, Section 3B, the equity percentage is defined in subsection 95(4) as including direct and indirect share ownership percentages. In the case of a tiered corporate structure, this could result in significant repetitive reporting. Is there any administrative relief for this?

Yes. To reduce this filing burden, the CRA will accept information limited to each foreign affiliate of the reporting entity that has a direct equity percentage in any other foreign affiliate of the reporting entity. If the foreign affiliate of the reporting entity does not have a direct equity percentage but does have an equity percentage in any other foreign affiliate of the reporting entity, you are not required to provide information regarding this situation in area B of Section 3.

Can dollar amounts be rounded to the nearest thousand?

Yes.

What does the CRA mean by "income tax paid or payable" on accounting income in Part II, Section 3 of the Form T1134? Does it mean only the current provision component of the tax provision, as reflected in the foreign affiliate's financial statements? Or is it the tax liability from the foreign affiliate's income tax return?

For purposes of Form T1134, "income tax paid or payable" means the income tax liability from the foreign affiliate's income tax return.

The income tax liability reported on Form T1134 should include loss carry-overs and losses of another entity in the same corporate group when such losses are offset by an intercompany charge by the corporate group. If the corporate group doesn't make an offset or adjustment to income taxes, there should be no adjustment to income tax paid or payable for purposes of these reporting requirements.

If income tax paid or payable is to be determined for a foreign affiliate that's part of a group that files its tax returns on a consolidated basis, each foreign affiliate should report the tax liability allocated to it where there is a reasonable intercompany charge or offset.

Where adjustments to tax paid or payable have occurred after filing Form T1134, only those adjustments that are significant have to be reported. This can be done by sending a letter to the CRA to indicate these adjustments. An amended form is not required.

Under what circumstances will the CRA accept consolidated financial statements?

The CRA does not accept consolidated financial statements to satisfy the reporting requirements under Part II, Section 3.

How does the CRA interpret the phrase "available to you as a shareholder" in Part II, Section 3 of Form T1134?

The financial information that's available to you as a shareholder includes all information to which you, as a shareholder, are legally entitled to get from the foreign affiliate.

Part III, Section 2 of Form T1134 asks for gross income amounts from certain sources. Are these amounts to be provided based on Canadian income tax measurement rules or based on local accounting standards and local tax measurement rules?

The amounts should be reported based on local accounting standards and local tax measurement rules. If the amounts are not reported in Canadian dollars, the currency code of the currency in which the amounts are reported must be provided in the space available.

Are the amounts of FAPI to be reported on a gross or net basis in Part III, Section 3 of Form T1134?

The gross amount of FAPI should be reported.

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Form T1134, Information Return Relating To Controlled and Not-Controlled Foreign Affiliates

Date modified:: 2016-02-23

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