Six further full-text translations of CRA technical interpretations are available

The table below provides descriptors and links for six French technical interpretation released in January of 2014, as fully translated by us.

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Bundle Date Translated severed letter Summaries under Summary descriptor
2014-01-22 9 December 2013 External T.I. 2013-0507931E5 F - Financing fees Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) cash pool utilization fees could be deductible under s. 20(1)(e)
Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures intragroup cash pool utilization fees are capital expenditures
Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) annual internal cash pool utilization fees likely are deductible under s. 20(1)(e.1)
2014-01-15 30 October 2013 External T.I. 2013-0500831E5 F - Frais de bureau à domicile Income Tax Act - Section 8 - Subsection 8(13) inapplicable where corporation uses its individual shareholder's office
Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose to deduct applicable home expenses, individual shareholder must charge rent to corporation using home office
Income Tax Act - Section 45 - Subsection 45(1) - Paragraph 45(1)(c) incidental rental use of home does not result in part disposition
15 October 2013 External T.I. 2013-0498001E5 F - Transfert de sommes inutilisées entre régimes Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Private Health Services Plan transfer from individual healthcare spending account to another PHSP is permitted
18 December 2013 External T.I. 2013-0479421E5 F - Section 30 and Cranberry Farm Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Improvements v. Repairs or Running Expense initial cranberry plant planting is a cost of land
Income Tax Act - Section 30 costs of clearing, levelling and draining lands, but not of constructing basins, for a cranberry farm are currently deductible
Income Tax Regulations - Schedules - Schedule II - Class 17 costs of constructing cranberry farm basins included in Class 17
Income Tax Regulations - Schedules - Schedule II - Class 6 costs of constructing irrigation pond included
Income Tax Regulations - Schedules - Schedule II - Class 8 irrigation system included, drainage costs deductible under s. 30
28 November 2013 External T.I. 2013-0504221E5 F - Fin d'années réputées Income Tax Act - Section 249 - Subsection 249(3.1) Amalco not a continuation of predecessors for election purposes
8 October 2013 External T.I. 2011-0428931E5 F - Assurance-invalidité Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose non-deductibility of disability insurance premiums
Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Exempt Receipts/Business proceeds received as a result of business credit card insurance were not income