Mogan T.C.J.:

1 This is an appeal with respect to the 1993 taxation year in which the Appellant has elected the informal procedure. The issue is whether the Appellant is entitled to a tax credit because he supported his wife for part of 1993. The facts are as follows.

Bowie T.C.J.:

Lamarre T.C.J.:

Bowie T.C.J.:

Décary J.A.:

1 These applications for judicial review having been heard together on common evidence, the following reasons will apply to both of them.

Tremblay-Lamer J.:

1 This is an application, brought jointly by the Plaintiff, Mr. Joseph Prodor, and the Defendant, the Minister of National Revenue, pursuant to Rule 474 of the Federal Court Rules[FN1: <p>C.R.C.1978, c. 663, as amended.</p>] for a preliminary determination by the Court of a question of law.

Tanasychuk T.O., T.C.C.:

Teskey T.C.J.:

1 The appellant appeals his re-assessment of tax for the years 1990, 91, 92 and 93. In his notice of appeal he elected the informal procedure.

2 Prior to the commencement of this appeal it was decided that appeal no. 96-2277(IT)I would be determined on the decision in this file.

Tardif T.C.J.:

1 These are appeals from notices of assessment for the 1992 and 1993 taxation years. The Minister relied on subsections 15(2) and 248(1) of the Income Tax Act as amended and as applicable when the reassessment, which is the subject of these appeals, was issued.

2 Only the appellant testified. He gave a brief account of his career path, indicating that he had worked for Revenue Canada for seven years.

Hamlyn T.C.J.:

1 These are appeals for the 1993 and 1995 taxation years.

2 I am reading directly from the Reply to the Notice of Appeal as the preliminary steps leading up to these appeals:

4. In computing income for the 1993 and 1995 taxation years, the Appellant failed to include benefits in the amounts of $1,350.00 and $960.00, respectively, received from The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (the “Employer”).