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The Queen, 2005 DTC 585, 2005 TCC 216 (Informal Procedure)-- summary under Payment & Receipt Summary Under Tax Topics- General Concepts- Payment & Receipt payments in kind Bell J. rejected the Crown's submission that the taxpayer can only make a deduction under s. 8(1)(i) for amounts paid in cash or by cheque with proof of payment, and found that the taxpayer was entitled to a deduction under s. 8(1)(I)(ii) for snowmobiles, motorcycles and gasoline that he had purchased for his sons as payment for their services in performing mailings to 2,500 people on five different occasions in the year. ...

Richter & Associates Inc v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 92-- summary under Subsection 141.01(5) Summary Under Tax Topics- Excise Tax Act- Section 141.01- Subsection 141.01(5) allocation between own suit and litigation support The allocation of substantially all the litigation-related costs of a trustee in bankruptcy to its "litigation support business" of supporting of a negligence suit for $800 million brought by the bankrupt company's creditors against the company's former auditors rather than to its action on behalf of the estate for $40 million for breach of contract, was found to be "fair and reasonable" in compliance with s. 141.01(5). ...

Richter & Associates Inc v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 92-- summary under Illegality Summary Under Tax Topics- General Concepts- Illegality Act applied to what has occurred irrespective of legality In rejecting a submission that the trustee for a bankrupt company was not authorized by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to engage in a "litigation support business" of providing assistance to most of the creditors in connection with their action sounding in negligence against company's former auditors, C&L for $800 million in damages, Archambault J stated (at paras. 33-4): [T]he Trustee, acting as agent for the Estate, was legally entitled to carry on the undertaking in question. … In any event, I would add that the Act is not to be applied to transactions that ought to have taken place, nor is it to be applied only to transactions that could be legally carried out. ...

Richter & Associates Inc v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 92-- summary under Paragraph 141.1(3)(b) Summary Under Tax Topics- Excise Tax Act- Section 141.1- Subsection 141.1(3)- Paragraph 141.1(3)(b) action brought by trustee for bankrupt financial institution deemed to be not in course of commercial activity The trustee in bankruptcy for a company ("Castor") which had essentially only engaged in investing in high-yield loans brought an action in its capacity of trustee for the Castor estate against the former auditors ("C&L") for $40 million in damages for breach of contract, and also began a "litigation support business" of providing assistance to most of the creditors (the "Participating Creditors"), including hiring professionals and experts, in connection with their action sounding in negligence against C&L for $800 million in damages. ... Therefore, the costs of the litigation support services that the Estate enjoyed in prosecuting its own claim against C&L would not qualify for ITCs. … However, the portion of the services and properties in question that was acquired for the purpose of prosecuting the claims of the Participating Creditors would be considered to have been acquired in the course of commercial activities. ...

A & W TradeMarks Inc. v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 493 (Informal Procedure)-- summary under Subsection 169(1) Summary Under Tax Topics- Excise Tax Act- Section 169- Subsection 169(1) fees incurred in connection with parent’s issuing units, with proceeds used in the registrant’s business, were eligible The appellant, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of a new income fund (the “Fund”), incurred $78,000 in fees directly to an investment dealer, law firms and a printing company in connection with the IPO of the Fund. The $83M proceeds of the IPO were used by the Fund to subscribe for debt and equity of the appellant which, in turn, used those proceeds to acquire trade marks from another A & W company for licensing back to that company. ...

Richter & Associates Inc v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 92-- summary under Business Summary Under Tax Topics- Excise Tax Act- Section 123- Subsection 123(1)- Business litigation support services provided by trustee for bankrupt financial institution were an "undertaking" The trustee in bankruptcy for a company ("Castor") which had essentially only engaged in investing in high-yield loans brought an action in its capacity of trustee for the Castor estate against the former auditors ("C&L") for $40 million in damages for breach of contract, and also began a "litigation support business" of providing assistance to most of the creditors (the "Participating Creditors"), including hiring professionals and experts, in connection with their action sounding in negligence against C&L for $800 million in damages. ... After noting (at para. 21) that "the word ‘undertaking' has been defined in … Drumheller v. ... Ct.), as embracing ‘... trades, manufactures, professions, or callings, and any other conceivable kinds of enterprise as well," Archambault J stated (at para. 32): [T]he litigation support services to the Participating Creditors constitute, if not a profession as defined in the Maxse case [[1919] 1 K.B. 647], at least an undertaking as this term is used in the definition of a "business". ...

Richter & Associates Inc v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 92-- summary under Business Summary Under Tax Topics- Income Tax Act- Section 248- Subsection 248(1)- Business litigation support services provided by trustee for bankrupt financial institution were an "undertaking" The trustee in bankruptcy for a company ("Castor") which had essentially only engaged in investing in high-yield loans brought an action in its capacity of trustee for the Castor estate against the former auditors ("C&L") for $40 million in damages for breach of contract, and also began a "litigation support business" of providing assistance to most of the creditors (the "Participating Creditors"), including hiring professionals and experts, in connection with their action sounding in negligence against C&L for $800 million in damages. ... After noting (at para. 21) that "the word ‘undertaking' has been defined in … Drumheller v. ... Ct.), as embracing ‘... trades, manufactures, professions, or callings, and any other conceivable kinds of enterprise as well," Archambault J stated (at para. 32): [T]he litigation support services to the Participating Creditors constitute, if not a profession as defined in the Maxse case [[1919] 1 K.B. 647], at least an undertaking as this term is used in the definition of a "business". ...

Richter & Associates Inc v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 92-- summary under Paragraph 265(1)(f) Summary Under Tax Topics- Excise Tax Act- Section 265- Subsection 265(1)- Paragraph 265(1)(f) trustee's own suit and litigation support activity were related The trustee in bankruptcy for a company ("Castor") which had essentially only engaged in investing in high-yield loans brought an action in its capacity of trustee for the Castor estate against the former auditors ("C&L") for $40 million in damages for breach of contract, and also began a "litigation support business" of providing assistance to most of the creditors (the "Participating Creditors"), including hiring professionals and experts, in connection with their action sounding in negligence against C&L for $800 million in damages. ... It is clear that the services and properties related to litigation support services and properties acquired by the Estate in order to carry on the Litigation Support Business are also benefiting the Estate in the pursuit of its own legal action against C&L. … In any event…[r]egardless of whether the Estate should have filed its GST return as the Estate or as a separate person, the respondent's liability to pay the ITCs to the Estate would not change. ...

., 2006 DTC 6124, 2005 NSSC 212 (NSSC)-- summary under Rectification & Rescission Summary Under Tax Topics- General Concepts- Rectification & Rescission On two occasions, a Nova Scotia company ("Columbia") made cash distributions to its non-resident shareholder, purportedly as distributions of paid-up capital. ...