CRA has published all its answers at the 2017 Annual CTF Roundtable

Although we commented on most of the answers provided at the 2017 Annual CTF CRA Roundtable at the time, for convenience the table below provides brief descriptors for the final published CRA responses as well as links to those responses and our summaries thereof.

Topic Descriptor
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 1, 2017-0724301C6 - 21 year planning & NR beneficiary Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 107 - Subsection 107(5) GAAR very well may apply to s. 107(2) distribution to Canco owned by NR beneficiary
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 2, 2017-0724121C6 - Trusts and principal residence Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Principal Residence - Paragraph (c.1) right to use property of life interest housing trust would not be a right to use the house as a residence
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 3, 2017-0724021C6 - Meaning of purpose Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.1) - Paragraph 55(2.1)(b) QSBC purification transaction must not have any bad purpose described in s. 55(2.1)(b), as determined objectively as per Ludco
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 4, 2017-0724051C6 - Timing of deemed gain under 55(2) Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Capital Dividend Account - Paragraph (a) an immediate CDA addition for a non-redemption dividend subject to s. 55(2)
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2) - Paragraph 55(2)(c) immediate CDA addition for s. 55(2)(c) dividend
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 5, 2017-0726381C6 - 55(5)(f) and 55(2.3) with 55(2.1) Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.1) - Paragraph 55(2.1)(b) notwithstanding dividend bifurcation under s. 55(5)(f) (or 55(2.3), the s. 55(2.1)(b) purpose test is to be applied to the whole dividend
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(5) - Paragraph 55(5)(f) bifurcated dividends are one dividend for s. 55(2.1)(b) purpose test but not under s. 55(2.1)(c)
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.3) dividend bifurcation under s. 55(2.3) does not detract from s. 55(2.1) purpose tests being applied to whole dividend
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 6, 2017-0724071C6 - Circular calculations Part IV tax Income Tax Act - Section 186 - Subsection 186(1) - Paragraph 186(1)(b) refunded Pt IV tax payable not reduced by application of s. 55(2)
Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2) where Holdco receives a dividend subject to refundable Pt IV tax and to s. 55(2), two different dividends should be reported for Pt IV and s. 55(2) purposes
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 7, 2017-0724261C6 - CRA Update Statutory Interpretation - Interpretation Bulletins, etc. 265 IT Bulletins are being replaced by Folios
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 8, 2017-0724151C6 - Principal Purpose Test Treaties - Multilateral Instrument - Article 7 - Paragraph 7(1) central CRA committee may review PPT assessments/rulings available/uncertain relevance of GAAR jurisprudence
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 9, 2017-0724191C6 - Stock Option Deduction Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 110 - Subsection 110(1.1) s. 110(1.1) mechanism is available where employer is exempt employer deduction denied under s. 18(1)(b) or 7(3)(b)
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 10, 2017-0724291C6 - Tax Shelters Income Tax Act - Section 96 - Subsection 96(2.2) no rulings on at risk rules’ application to tax shelter LPs
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 11, 2017-0724081C6 - ULC-LLC structures & Treaty Treaties - Articles of Treaties - Article 4 Treaty anti-hybrid rule (Art. 7(b)) rule applies to dividends paid by a ULC to two LLCs held by U.S. C-Corps
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 12, 2017-0723771C6 - Election not to be a public corporation Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Public Corporation - Paragraph (c) - Subparagraph (c)(i) CRA may rule that an election for a listed Target to cease to be a public corporation can be made after Target’s amalgamation
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 13, 2017-0724271C6 - Online Authorization Process Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(1) CRA validation of online authorization through matching with names on file
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 14, 2017-0724241C6 - Section 116 procedures for tax-deferred dispositions on foreign mergers Income Tax Act - Section 87 - Subsection 87(8.5) requirements for letter election
Income Tax Act - Section 116 - Subsection 116(1) s. 87(8.5) election with evidence of ACB will be accepted as basis for certificate
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 15, 2017-0724091C6 - Conversion from a US LP to an LLC Income Tax Act - Section 95 - Subsection 95(2) - Paragraph 95(2)(f) an LLC resulting from a conversion from a US LLC has high inside and outside basis
21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 16, 2017-0703891C6 - Medical assistance in dying Income Tax Act - Section 118.2 - Subsection 118.2(2) - Paragraph 118.2(2)(a) qualifying costs of medically-assisted dying can potentially qualify for the METC