We have translated 9 more CRA severed letters

We have translated two recently released CRA rulings and a further 7 CRA interpretations released in January of 1999. Their descriptors and links appear below.

These are additions to our set of 3,659 full-text translations of French-language Technical Interpretation and Roundtable items (plus some ruling letters) of the Income Tax Rulings Directorate, which covers all of the last 27 ½ years of releases of such items by the Directorate. These translations are subject to our paywall (applicable after the 5th of each month).

Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2026-09-09 2026 Ruling 2025-1084051R3 F - Post-mortem pipeline Income Tax Act - Section 84 - Subsection 84(2) simple post-mortem pipeline
2026-05-16 2024 Ruling 2024-1031041R3 F - Hybrid Post-mortem Pipeline Income Tax Act - Section 84 - Subsection 84(2) classic pipeline with slow note repayment schedule
1999-01-22 27 October 1998 Internal T.I. 9817606 F - CIPCMC - BIEN AMORTISSABLE ET BFT Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(21) - Depreciable Property ability under IT-283, para. 8 for a producer to treat film inventory as depreciable property does not apply to videotape production or permit depreciable property to be treated as inventory
Income Tax Act - Section 125.1 - Subsection 125.1(3) - Canadian Manufacturing and Processing Profits videotape of comedy generating a CFVP credit potentially might also qualify as goods (tangible property) for sale or lease
Income Tax Act - Section 125.4 - Subsection 125.4(3) videotape potentially could generate both a CFVP and M&P credit
17 December 1998 Internal T.I. 9827967 F - AVANTAGES - FONDS SOCIAL POUR EMPLOYÉS Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) social fund created out of 5/12 reduction in an employer’s employment insurance contributions would not generate taxable benefits if specifically exempted under ss. 6(1)(a)(i) to (v)
15 December 1998 Internal T.I. 9828187 F - ASSURANCE-VIE -CHANGEMENT DE BÉNÉFICIAIRE Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Disposition disposition where interest in life insurance policy acquired for cash and assumption of premium obligation
Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(1) company whose business is factoring life policies does not enjoy the s. 148(1) exemption
1999-01-08 17 December 1998 External T.I. 9810105 F - PERTE AU TITRE D'UN PLACEMENT D'ENTREPRISE Income Tax Act - Section 50 - Subsection 50(1) - Paragraph 50(1)(a) s. 50(1)(a) loss cannot be recognized where the debt was settled during the year
Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Superficial Loss no disposition of property to a person when debt was settled
Income Tax Act - Section 39 - Subsection 39(1) - Paragraph 39(1)(c) - Subparagraph 39(1)(c)(i) s. 39(1)(c)(i) BIL cannot be recognized where the debt was settled during the year
17 December 1998 External T.I. 9829565 F - ÉMISSION D'ACTION - 4900(12) Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 4900 - Subsection 4900(12) at the time of acquisition referenced immediately before rather than immediately after the acquisition
Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 4900 - Subsection 4900(6) “at the time the property was acquired” referenced the state of affairs before giving effect to the acquisition
18 December 1998 External T.I. 9803745 F - ALLOCATION DE FIN DE CARRIÈRE - IMPOSITION Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 2601 - Subsection 2601(1) end-of-career allowance received by an ex-Quebec GP resident in Ontario did not have a nexus to a Quebec PE
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Business end-of-career allowance received by an ex-Quebec GP was s. 12(1)(x) business income but not income from carrying on a business
17 December 1998 External T.I. 9810095 F - ACTIONS ADMISSIBLES DE PETITE ENTREPRISE Income Tax Act - Section 110.6 - Subsection 110.6(1) - Qualified Small Business Corporation Share - Paragraph (c) - Subparagraph (c)(i) rental income from an Opco held by an unrelated individual but subject to a call option could be from an active business for QSBCS - (c)(i) purposes