Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations

Subsection 4(1)

Person at Risk

See Also

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 109, rev'd 2021 FCA 10

The CIBC issued Visa credit cards and utilized a credit card payment system operated and managed by Visa Canada. Visa Canada essentially acted as...

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Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Supply single supply of payment platform 162
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (l) Visa arranged for payments between cardholder bank, merchant’s bank and merchant 268
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (i) Visa provided services to CIBC that related to an agreement for which credit card vouchers were issued 216
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Asset Management Service services provided by Visa to bank were not an asset management service 239
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.3) no (r.3) service as Visa did not assist in credit authorization 191
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.4) services provided by Visa that were listed in (r.4) were not the predominant elements 199
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.5) limited use of Visa logo did not engage (r.5) 146
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Regulations - Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations - Subsection 4(2) - Paragraph 4(2)(b) Visa service to CIBC was an administrative service 186
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Regulations - Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations - Subsection 4(3) - Paragraph 4(3)(c) activities of Visa were too passive to be of a "broker" 235

Skylink Voyages Inc. v. The Queen, [1999] GSTC 119 (TCC)

The registrant served retail travel agencies by booking and purchasing airline tickets for the agencies' customers, which resulted in the receipt...

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Administrative Policy

24 January 2020 GST/HST Ruling 194625 - Services Provided to an Introducing Broker by a Carrying Broker

An Agreement between a carrying broker and the introducing broker contemplated that the introducing broker would effect all of its trades on all...

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Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (l) fees paid by an introducing broker to a carrying broker were GST/HST taxable 495

Subsection 4(2)

Cases

Great-West Life Assurance Company v. Canada, 2016 FCA 316

The appellant ("Great-West") provided prescription drug plans to the employees of various employers. The claims were processed by a third party...

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Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (f.1) “financial services” definition should be applied based only on the “predominant elements” supplied 242
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Supply characterization of single supply based on predominant elements 203

See Also

Great-West Life Assurance Company v. The Queen, 2015 TCC 225

The appellant ("Great-West") provided prescription drug plans to the employees of various employers. The claims were processed by a third party...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (f.1) essential character of drug claim processing service was providing payment to the claimant 306
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.4) services described in (r.4) did not represent the essential character of drug claim processing service 269
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.5) essential character of drug claim processing service was providing payment to the claimant 186
Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt constructive receipt by relieving obligation to pay pharmacist 236

Drug Trading Company Ltd. v. The Queen, [2001] GSTC 48 (TCC) (Informal Procedure)

The registrant was a wholesaler of products to independent retail pharmacies operating under the "I.D.A." name, and also provided franchisor-like...

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Administrative Policy

17 May 2012 Ruling 62492 [merchant Interac services]

An "Acquirer" is a connection service provider (i.e., it provides connection to the Interac network for the purpose of processing Interac direct...

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19 July 2011 Headquarters Letter Case No. 111922

Corporation X administers insurance policies for large health plan providers (Providers) and independent employers (Employers) including employee...

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5 April 2006 Interpretation 60463

CRA discussed Shared Cash Dispensing (SCD) transactions allowing cardholders to access their accounts to withdraw cash at automated banking...

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Paragraph 4(2)(b)

Cases

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Canada, 2021 FCA 10

CIBC issued Visa credit cards and utilized the Visa payment system, which was “the set of instruments, procedures, rules, and technology by...

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Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (t) VISA provided core payment processing services that CIBC could not replicate that were more than merely administrative 284
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (a) VISA supplied a payment service to CIBC 109

See Also

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 109, rev'd 2021 FCA 10

The CIBC issued Visa credit cards and utilized a credit card payment system operated and managed by Visa Canada. Visa Canada essentially acted as...

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Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Supply single supply of payment platform 162
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (l) Visa arranged for payments between cardholder bank, merchant’s bank and merchant 268
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (i) Visa provided services to CIBC that related to an agreement for which credit card vouchers were issued 216
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Asset Management Service services provided by Visa to bank were not an asset management service 239
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.3) no (r.3) service as Visa did not assist in credit authorization 191
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.4) services provided by Visa that were listed in (r.4) were not the predominant elements 199
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.5) limited use of Visa logo did not engage (r.5) 146
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Regulations - Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations - Subsection 4(3) - Paragraph 4(3)(c) activities of Visa were too passive to be of a "broker" 235
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Regulations - Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations - Subsection 4(1) - Person at Risk not a "person at risk" if risk is very remote 419

Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada v. The Queen, [2000] GSTC 50

Services provided by the appellant (“HIROC”) were found by Sarchuk J to be financial services which were not excluded by paragraph (t). HIROC...

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Subsection 4(3)

Paragraph 4(3)(c)

See Also

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 109, rev'd 2021 FCA 10

The CIBC issued Visa credit cards and utilized a credit card payment system operated and managed by Visa Canada. Visa Canada essentially acted as...

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Words and Phrases
broker
Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Supply single supply of payment platform 162
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (l) Visa arranged for payments between cardholder bank, merchant’s bank and merchant 268
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (i) Visa provided services to CIBC that related to an agreement for which credit card vouchers were issued 216
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Asset Management Service services provided by Visa to bank were not an asset management service 239
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.3) no (r.3) service as Visa did not assist in credit authorization 191
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.4) services provided by Visa that were listed in (r.4) were not the predominant elements 199
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (r.5) limited use of Visa logo did not engage (r.5) 146
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Regulations - Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations - Subsection 4(2) - Paragraph 4(2)(b) Visa service to CIBC was an administrative service 186
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Regulations - Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations - Subsection 4(1) - Person at Risk not a "person at risk" if risk is very remote 419