CRA has released the final version of the 2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable

We have translated the complete 2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable as released by CRA yesterday in final form (which did not vary significantly from the preliminary version that was provided in November). For your convenience, the table below provides links to the questions, and to the summaries that we prepared in November.

Topic Descriptor
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 1, 2023-0975421C6 F - Paragraph 25 of IT-293R (Archived) Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Forgiveness of Debt reversal of CRA position that forgiveness of an old trade debt generally will be on capital account
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 2, 2023-0982751C6 - Meaning of purpose tests in paragraph 55(2.1) Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(2.1) - Paragraph 55(2.1)(b) the payment of a pre-closing dividend of significant excluded assets by the target to its parent likely would engage s. 55(2) where no safe income
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 3, 2023-0984441C6 F - Qualified small business corporation share - meaning of "all or substantially all" and "asset" Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 110.6 - Subsection 110.6(1) - Qualified Small Business Corporation Share - Paragraph (d) a momentary right to discharge a dividend payable constitutes a non-active business asset for QSBCS purposes/ no rigid equating of "substantially all" with 90%
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 4, 2023-0982781C6 F - Section 51 Share Exchange Income Tax Act - Section 51 - Subsection 51(1) s. 51(1) is inapplicable to an exchange for identical shares
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 5, 2023-0982821C6 F - Notion d’ « entreprise principale » aux fins du paragraphe 1100(12) R.I.R. Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 1100 - Subsection 1100(12) criteria in IT-206R for distinguishing separate businesses, and in IT-371 for distinguishing a principal business, are applicable under Reg. 1100(12)
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 6, 2023-0982831C6 - Paragraph 12(1)(x) Income Tax Act - Section 127 - Subsection 127(9) - Government Assistance CAE followed
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 7, 2022-0942171C6 F - Indemnité payée pour libérer temporairement un logement locatif Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Improvements v. Repairs or Running Expense compensating a tenant for temporary displacement from a rental property being improved and repaired by the landlord may be a current deduction
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 8, 2023-0982881C6 - Revision of Capital Cost Allowance Claims Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(21) - Undepreciated Capital Cost - E CRA will exercise its discretion in IC84-1 having regard to avoiding inappropriate tax results
Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(a) - Revising Claims CRA will continue on a discretionary basis to accept revisions to prior years’ CCA claims for nil-income years
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 9, 2023-0982911C6 - APFF - Congrès 2023 - Table ronde sur la fiscalité Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Personal-Use Property bitcoin to be used for online purchases is not personal-use property
Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Proceeds of Disposition - Paragraph (b) damages for loss of bitcoin from fraud would be compensation for property unlawfully taken
Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Loss v. Loss - Damages bitcoin loss from fraud might be capital loss, and timing of a loss could be governed by s. 44(2)
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 10, 2023-0993641C6 - APFF - Congrès 2023 Q.10 disposition de cryptomonnaie General Concepts - Ownership bitcoin platform likely acquired ownership of bitcoin deposited with it
Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Disposition there likely was a disposition of bitcoin on its transfer to a bitcoin platform
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 11, 2023-0983621C6 F - Paragraph 12(1)(x) and Non-Refundable Tax Credit Income Tax Act - Section 53 - Subsection 53(2) - Paragraph 53(2)(k) Quebec synergy tax credit is received on the due date for the related return, or when a carryforward or carryback request is made for it
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 12, 2023-0982931C6 F - APFF - Congrès 2023 - Table ronde sur la fiscalité General Concepts - Evidence documentation of a loss from the collapse of a crypto exchange
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 13, 2023-0982941C6 F - APFF - Congrès 2023 - Table ronde sur la fiscalité Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(8) stay of proceedings under the BIA is a procedural limitation that does not affect an assessment’s validity
Other Legislation/Constitution - Federal - Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(4) where a contested notice of assessment is subject to a stay, it generally must apply to the bankruptcy court for lifting the stay
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 14, 2023-0982951C6 F - Article 56.4 L.I.R. - Clauses restrictives Income Tax Act - Section 56.4 - Subsection 56.4(7) - Paragraph 56.4(7)(g) CRA will entertain applications for late s. 56.4(7)(g) (letter) elections
2 November 2023 APFF Roundtable Q. 15, 2023-0982901C6 - Impact of the Collins Family Trust decision Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(1) CRA lacks discretion to not apply the provisions of the ITA as judicially interpreted