Paragraph 20(1)(d) - Compound interest
See Also
MacNiven v. Westmoreland Investments Ltd., [2001] 1 All ER 865 (HL)
In order to generate an interest deduction for accrued interest owing by an insolvent company ("WIL") to its shareholder (a pension fund) pursuant...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt | interest paid with loan | 130 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Term Preferred Share | 104 | |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Ordinary Meaning | 70 |
Administrative Policy
29 September 2020 External T.I. 2018-0757501E5 F - Crédit pour intérêts sur les prêts étudiants
CRA indicated that the capitalization of unpaid interest on a student loan would constitute the payment of such interest if there was a concurrent...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 118.62 | capitalization of interest on a novation would constitute its payment – but novated loan would be a new non-student loan | 221 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt | capitalization of interest on a novation under Quebec law would constitute its payment | 214 |
S3-F6-C1 - Interest Deductibility
1.82 Interest to pay interest. "Interest… on a second loan that is used to pay interest on a first loan, is deductible…if the interest on the...
21 April 2008 Internal T.I. 2007-0251761I7 F - Billet à payer
Debt owing to the taxpayer following an asset sale provided that interest may be added to the principal of the debt, which is what occurred. The...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 212 - Subsection 212(1) | addition of unpaid interest to principal was not a payment or crediting of the interest so as to engage Pt. XIII tax | 109 |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt | addition of unpaid interest to principal was not a loan of money, nor a payment or crediting of interest | 159 |
88 C.R. - "Finance and Leasing" - "Interest" - "Deep Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds"
If by reference to all the supporting documents it is determined that an apparent discount is interest, the compound element is only deductible...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 27 |
Articles
R. Couzin, "Income Tax Treatment of Financing Charges", 1980 Conference Report, p. 191.
Paragraph 20(1)(e) - Expenses re financing
Cases
Besse v. Minister of National Revenue, 99 DTC 5275, [1999] 3 CTC 52 (FCA)
In finding that the taxpayer and other investors who made an investment in a building were a syndicate for purposes of s. 20(1)(e), Rothstein J.A....
Kalthoff v. The Queen, 90 DTC 6378, [1990] 1 CTC 336 (FCTD), aff'd 92 DTC 6001 (FCA)
A finder's fee and a commitment fee paid by the taxpayer in respect of a loan were non-deductible because the loan was made to a corporation which...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 147 |
Macmillan Bloedel Ltd. v. The Queen, 90 DTC 6219, [1990] 1 CTC 468 (FCTD)
After the taxpayer had arranged to borrow U.S. $75 million through an issuance of debentures, it entered into forward hedging contracts for the...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Accounting Principles | 16 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 4 - Subsection 4(1) - Paragraph 4(1)(a) | interest on loans to customers was part of logging business | 39 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Regulations - Regulation 700 - Subsection 700(1) | 118 |
The Queen v. MerBan Capital Corp. Ltd., 89 DTC 5404, [1989] 2 CTC 246 (FCA)
The taxpayer, which was engaged in the business of merchant banking, incorporated a subsidiary ("MKH") which in turn incorporated another...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Personality | 107 | |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Separate Existence | 112 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 167 - Subsection 167(5) | 52 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) | 34 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | guarantee fees of merchant banker paid respecting bank loans made to subsidiaries with investments were capital expenditures | 207 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 180 - Subsection 180(3) | 30 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | payment under guarantee not re borrowed money | 177 |
The Queen v. Antoine Guertin Ltée, 88 DTC 6126, [1988] 1 CTC 360, [1988] 1 CTC 117, [1987] DTC 5458 (FCA)
As collateral security required for a bank loan, the taxpayer purchased two whole life policies on the lives of its president and manager. The...
Neonex International Ltd. v. The Queen, 78 DTC 6339, [1978] CTC 485 (FCA)
The taxpayer company used part of the proceeds of a $15 million (U.S.) loan made to it to prepay a $4 million loan which had been made to it 2...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | 92 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Timing | 75 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Accounting Principles | 135 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Foreign Exchange | borrowing to fund proposed acquisition (through Buyco) on capital account | 160 |
MNR v. Yonge-Eglinton Building Ltd., 74 DTC 6180, [1974] CTC 209 (FCA)
In connection with the interim construction of a building, the taxpayer agreed in 1962 to pay interest on the borrowed money at a rate of 9%, plus...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 79 |
Riviera Hotel Co. Ltd. v. MNR, 72 DTC 6142, [1972] CTC 157 (FCTD)
The taxpayer required further funds for the expansion of its hotel, which the existing first mortgagee was unwilling to provide. The taxpayer...
Consumers' Gas Co. v. MNR, 65 DTC 5138, [1965] CTC 225 (Ex Ct), briefly aff'd 67 DTC 5196 (SCC)
In connection with a rights offering the taxpayer, in addition to paying a commission to the underwriters in consideration for their services as...
See Also
Banque Laurentienne du Canada v. The Queen, 2020 TCC 73
In order to finance an acquisition, the taxpayer (a resident bank) issued subscription receipts on a private placement basis to two investors (the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 67 | Crown failed to bring expert evidence as to the reasonableness of the fees | 277 |
Emjo Holdings Ltd. v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 97 (Informal Procedure)
Loans made to the taxpayer in 2002 by a credit union to help finance its purchase of shares of a home building company and in 2012 by the...
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. The Queen, 2016 TCC 172, aff'd 2018 FCA 124
The taxpayer (“Alcan”) incurred various investment dealer, legal and other fees in connection with its successful hostile bid for most of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | investment dealer fees incurred respecting the advisability of making hostile takeover were fully deductible under s. 9 | 417 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(bb) | investment dealer fees re advisability of making hostile takeover were fully deductible | 529 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(cc) | legal fees incurred in securing regulatory approval for a hostile bid related to the bidder's business of earning income from shares and interaffiliate sales | 182 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(g) | takeover bid circular costs did not qualify | 102 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 14 - Subsection 14(5) - Eligible Capital Expenditure | fees incurred in order to acquire shares were excluded/butterfly expenses excluded as taxpayer was not in the business of implementing corporate reorganizations | 365 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 169 - Subsection 169(2.1) | raising general question of deductibility of fees and listing s. 20(1)(e) did not satisfy s. 165(1.11) | 246 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(1) - Paragraph 40(1)(a) - Subparagraph 40(1)(a)(i) | expenses incurred in butterfly spin-off recognized as disposition expenses | 63 |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - French and English Version | finding common meaning of 2 versions of s. 20(1)(bb) | 108 |
International Colin Energy Corp. v. The Queen, 2002 DTC 2185, 2002 CanLII 47015 (TCC)
The taxpayer paid a fee to a financial advisor, calculated as 0.7% of the market value of its equity and of the amount of its long-term debt net...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Income-Producing Purpose | finding an acquirer to maximize shareholder value | 168 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Shareholder Assistance | 141 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 183 |
Sherway Centre Ltd. v. The Queen, 96 DTC 1640, [1996] 3 CTC 2687 (TCC), aff'd 98 DTC 6121 (FCA)
In order to lend money to the taxpayer at a fixed interest rate of 9.75% per annum, the lenders also required the taxpayer to covenant to pay...
212535 Oil & Gas Ltd. v. MNR, 96 DTC 1263, [1996] 1 CTC 2416 (TCC)
Each taxpayer closed the purchase of a 10% interest in a resource property by giving the vendor an interest-bearing demand promissory note for...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Res Judicata | 80 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 14 - Subsection 14(5) - Eligible Capital Expenditure | 137 |
The Queen v. Royal Trust Corp. of Canada, 83 DTC 5172, [1983] CTC 159 (FCA)
The Court did not reverse a finding of the trial judge that an underwriting commission paid by the taxpayer to an investment dealer in connection...
Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. v. MNR, 75 DTC 22, [1975] CTC 2011 (T.R.B.)
The Class A and Class B shares of the taxpayer were held by the public and the Wallace family, respectively. In order to accomplish a...
BACM Industries Ltd. v. MNR, 73 DTC 90, [1973] CTC 2093 (T.R.B.)
In February of 1968 the taxpayer filed a registered statement with a view to the issuance of convertible debentures in the American markets. In...
Terry v. MNR, 74 DTC 6017, [1973] CTC 837 (FCA)
When the taxpayer sold its right to receive proceeds of disposition at a discount, the discount did not constitute an "expense".
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(21) - Proceeds of Disposition | 26 |
Les Laiteries Leclerc Inc. v. MNR, 71 DTC 702, [1971] Tax ABC 1061
Professional fees that were incurred for the purpose of a bond issue which did not take place and which was to have been a means of acquiring the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | 69 |
Enterprise Foundry Co. Ltd. v. MNR, 59 DTC 318, 22 Tax ABC 137
The taxpayer wished to create additional preferred shares for the purpose of a stock dividend, to cancel its unissued common shares and to...
Administrative Policy
7 October 2022 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 5, 2022-0936301C6 F - Guarantee fee
An individual, a sole shareholder of a corporation, borrows money in order to earn business or property income. To secure his personal loan, his...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) | one-time fee to subsidiary for mortgaging its property as security for a bank loan to the shareholder would not qualify under s. 20(1)(e.1) | 139 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Business | guarantee or pledge fee is from a service and, therefore, is from an undertaking of any kind whatever | 160 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) | no shareholder benefit where corporation receives a reasonable pledge (or “guarantee”) fee from its shareholder | 124 |
9 October 2015 APFF Roundtable Q. 1, 2015-0595751C6 F - Deductibility of financing fees and 20(1)(e)(v)
The exclusion in s. 20(1)(v)(v) for settlement occurring "as part of a series of borrowings or other transactions and repayments" applies where...
21 January 2015 Internal T.I. 2014-0547431I7 - "Excluded amount" under clause 20(1)(e)(iv.1)(C)
Canco along with a joint obligor as guarantor (collectively, the “Obligors”), entered into a Credit Agreement which provided that on the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 212 - Subsection 212(3) - Participating debt interest | payment to creditor excluded under s. 20(1)(e)(iv.1) as based on negotiated estimate of formula approximating equity value | 144 |
9 December 2013 External T.I. 2013-0507931E5 F - Financing fees
Question
Three related corporations (Aco, Bco and Cco) are obligated to pay interest at 10% to a financial institution (the "bank") on the net...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | intragroup cash pool utilization fees are capital expenditures | 224 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) | annual internal cash pool utilization fees likely are deductible under s. 20(1)(e.1) | 253 |
12 December 2012 Internal T.I. 2012-0464411I7 - Indirect Benefit
The expenses claimed by a partnership in respect of bank borrowings used to make a distribution to its partners include banker's acceptance fees,...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 105 - Subsection 105(1) | no benefit under s. 105(1) from interest-free loan | 113 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 246 - Subsection 246(1) | 297 |
11 January 2013 External T.I. 2012-0436771E5 - Sale of a business
The unamortized amount of approximately $20 would be deductible in future periods by Aco in accordance with the formula in s. 20(1)(e)(iii).
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(9.1) | penalty paid by shareholder | 85 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(1) - Paragraph 40(1)(a) - Subparagraph 40(1)(a)(i) | sale agreement required loan prepayment penalty | 68 |
Income Tax Technical News No. 44 13 April 2011 [archived]
In finding that the appreciated amount of an exchangeable debenture when paid on maturity could not be recognized under s. 20(1)(e), CRA...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 111 - Subsection 111(1) - Paragraph 111(1)(a) | inter-provincial loss shifting | 69 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(f) | exchangeable debenture appreciation not recognized | 120 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 49 - Subsection 49(1) | exchangeable debenture exercise | 90 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(c) | FMV basis in contributed property | 72 |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 10 | use of s.à r.l. | 131 |
19 September 2008 Internal T.I. 2008-0272441I7 - GUILT LOCK DERIVATIVE
In order to effectively lock in the interest rate on bonds to be issued by the corporation at a future date, it enters into a hedging arrangement...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Timing | 83 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | derivative that effectively locked in effective interest rate on proposed bond issuance on income account | 115 |
14 March 2007 External T.I. 2005-0161661E5 - Indirect Use of Funds
Position in 2005-01512117 reversed - financing costs will be deductible under s. 20(1)(e) where the indirect use of the funds test under s....
19 October 2005 Internal T.I. 2005-0151211I7 - Financing expenses
Can a subsidiary corporation, D Co, deduct, under s. 20(1)(e), reimbursement payments paid to its indirect parent corporation, A Co, respecting...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) | indirect use test inapplicable to s. 20(1)(e) or (e.1), and “relate solely to … year” test not satisfied by lump sum issue fee reimbursement to parent | 243 |
8 October 2004 APFF Roundtable Q. 34, 2004-0087021C6 F - Remboursement de frais de financement
Where a borrower borrows money from an unrelated lender and on-lends to corporations within the group, the reimbursement by those other...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(1) - Paragraph 12(1)(x) - Subparagraph 12(1)(x)(iv) | reimbursement of financing expenses | 99 |
4 March 2003 External T.I. 2002-0175705 - LOAN GUARANTEE
A borrows funds on a long-term basis from an arm' s length Lender at commercial rates of interest negotiated on the assumption that A's...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) | up-front guarantee fee deductible under s. 20(1)(e) rather than s. 20(1)(e.1) | 181 |
5 June 1997 Internal T.I. 9704727 - SPECIAL WARRANT ISSUE COSTS
Issue expenses for special warrants to acquire common shares are deductible under s. 20(1)(e).
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) | 51 |
26 September 1997 External T.I. 9725115 - DEDUCTION OF PRE-SYNDICATION COSTS
"The deduction under subparagraph 20(1)(e)(i) of the Act is clearly only available with respect to costs incurred 'by the syndicate' taxpayer. It...
26 July 1996 Internal T.I. 9615787 - PROFESSIONAL FEES AND THEIR DEDUCTIBILITY
The fact that costs may have been incurred in order to benefit the shareholders of a corporation rather than for the purpose of earning income...
10 July 1996 Internal T.I. 9618807 - DEDUCTIBILITY OF BORROWING COSTS - MONEY LENDERS
"There is nothing that would restrict the use of paragraph 20(1)(e) of the Act to non-moneylenders. Accordingly, where some moneylenders have...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Timing | 56 |
30 August 1995 External T.I. 9520955 - DEDUCTIBILITY OF AN EXCHANGE LOSS
A foreign exchange loss realized on the repayment of a U.S.-dollar loan would not be deductible under s. 20(1)(e)(ii). "The losses are really...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Foreign Exchange | borrowing for capital purpose on capital account | 40 |
4 October 1994 External T.I. 9423355 - UNDERWRITER'S DISCOUNT
"In a 'bought' deal where the amount paid is clearly not a non-deductible discount, in order for an expense to be deductible under paragraph...
Revenue Canada Round Table TEI, 16 May 1994, Q. 11 (C.T.O. "Foreign Exchange Gains and Losses")
RC is generally not prepared to accept that foreign currency losses arising as the consequence of the sale of a currency pursuant to the exercise...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Foreign Exchange | 71 |
Revenue Canada Round Table TEI, May 16, 1994, Q. XIII 9411060
"Rescheduling or restructuring of a debt obligation" in s. 20(1)(e)(ii.2) generally describes changes to the rights and obligations of the parties...
1 April 1993 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 30, p. 20, ¶2500)
Where there is an acquisition of control of a debtor and of its debt followed in the same day by an amalgamation of the debtor and the purchaser,...
92 C.R. - Q.2
The facts of an arrangement with an underwriter must be examined to ensure that the amount paid to the underwriter is in substance for the...
89 C.M.TC - Q.2
Costs relating to an assumption of debt are not deductible under s. 20(1)(e).
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(m) | 48 |
10 January 1992 Memorandum (Tax Window, No. 17, p. 14, ¶1773)
Expenses relating to a refinancing which do not involve borrowing money are not deductible pursuant to s. 20(1)(e). Generally, such expenses are...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 55 - Subsection 55(3) - Paragraph 55(3)(a) | 39 |
28 March 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 1, p. 19, ¶1174)
S.20(1)(e)(v) does not apply to permit the deduction of unamortized financing costs where only part of the debt is settled or extinguished, e.g.,...
23 February 1990 T.I. (July 1990 Access Letter)
Where a company experiencing financial difficulties has incurred legal fees to arrange new financing or otherwise restructure its affairs, it will...
2 November 89 T.I. (April 90 Access Letter, ¶1191)
Expenses involved in negotiating and evaluating a B.C. employee share ownership plan or B.C. employee venture capital plan seem to constitute mere...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Short-Term Preferred Share | 68 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 6 - Subsection 6(1) - Paragraph 6(1)(a) | 50 |
20 October 89 T.I. (March 1990 Access Letter, ¶1143)
Expenses incurred by a corporation in the course of issuing warrants of the corporation are not deductible under s. 20(1)(e).
19 September 89 T.I. (February 1990 Access Letter, ¶1102)
RC now extends the policy expressed in IT-309R to disability insurance premiums. However, where the disability policy is offered by the lender,...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Exempt Receipts/Business | 21 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Expense Reimbursement | 21 |
9 Aug. 89 T.I. (Jan. 90 Access Letter, ¶1077)
Because of the decision in Antoine Guertin, RC is in the process of reviewing its position on the deductibility of life insurance premiums.
89 C.M.T.C - "Participating Loans"
s. 20(1)(e) does not authorize a deduction for payments made as compensation for the use of money.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 50 |
88 C.R. - "Finance and Leasing" - "Interest" - "Participating Loans"
S.20(1)(e) generally does not provide a deduction for compensation paid for the use of borrowed money, regardless of form.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 31 |
88 C.R. - F.Q.3
RC's position on the deductibility of life insurance premiums currently is under review.
87 C.R. - Q.50
Commitment fees paid to a bank may be deductible notwithstanding that the loan ultimately was made by a different bank in substitution for the...
85 C.R. - Q. 19
Financing fees for renegotiating an existing bank loan or line of credit are deductible.
81 C.R. - Q. 21
Underwriting fees paid to an underwriter acting as principal rather than agent are not deductible under s. 20(1)(e) but instead are...
81 C.R. - Q.39
Yonge-Eglinton does not support the deductibility under s. 20(1)(e) of participating interest.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 65 |
79 C.R. - Q.6
Where the bank insists that the promoter guarantee the loan and the guaranteed loan is advanced in full, then the guarantee fee charged by the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 41 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 67 | 15 |
Articles
R. Ian Crosbie, "Embedded Options: The Controversy as to Character", Corporate Finance, Vol VI, No. 4, p. 552.
Finance
1999 APFF Round Table, Q. 6 (No. 9M19190): Finance's analysis of the Sherway is affected by the fact that in that case both parties were taxable.
Subparagraph 20(1)(e)(i)
See Also
Devon Canada Corporation v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 170
Two public-companies made cash payments for the surrender by employees of their options previously granted to them under employee stock option...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 14 - Subsection 14(5) - Eligible Capital Expenditure | payments made to target’s employees for surrendering their options on target’s acquisition were mostly deductible by it | 309 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 111 - Subsection 111(5.2) | stock option surrender payments of target deductible under s. 111(5.2) | 62 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Disposition | disposition of surrendered stock options occurred under doctrine of merger | 318 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Adjusted Cost Base | "cost" implies the acquisition of an asset | 172 |
Administrative Policy
7 October 2011 Roundtable, 2011-0412061C6 F - Financing Expenses
If an issuer does not expect to earn income from property, but rather intends to only realize capital gains (or losses) from the disposition of...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) | property that is source only of capital gains cannot support a s. 20 deduction | 82 |
Subparagraph 20(1)(e)(ii)
Administrative Policy
23 December 2009 External T.I. 2009-0341951E5 F - Déductibilité des frais d'emprunt
In the context of a mortgage loan used to acquire investments that generate different types of property income, are expenses incurred as a result...
25 April 2002 Internal T.I. 2002-0131937 F - FRAIS D'EMPRUNT-EVALUATION ARPENTAGE
A taxpayer who used a second-mortgage loan on the individual’s residence to make interest and dividend-generating investments, was required by...
Subparagraph 20(1)(e)(ii.2)
Administrative Policy
7 October 2011 Roundtable, 2011-0412021C6 F - Financing Expenses
As part of the restructuring of the financing of its corporate group, Corporation A borrowed from a financial institution in order to make a...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(2.2) | s. 12(2.2) might apply to on-charge, to ultimate group recipient of financing, of the financing expenses | 158 |
Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) - Annual fees, etc.
Administrative Policy
7 October 2022 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 6, 2022-0936311C6 F - Illness insurance policy used as collateral
A corporation has a critical illness insurance policy ("CII policy") that it purchased for its sole shareholder. This policy was assigned as...
7 October 2022 APFF Financial Strategies and Instruments Roundtable Q. 5, 2022-0936301C6 F - Guarantee fee
An individual, a sole shareholder of a corporation, borrows money in order to earn business or property income. To secure his personal loan, his...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | one-time fee to subsidiary for mortgaging its property as security for a bank loan to the shareholder could qualify under s. 20(1)(e) | 175 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Business | guarantee or pledge fee is from a service and, therefore, is from an undertaking of any kind whatever | 160 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(1) | no shareholder benefit where corporation receives a reasonable pledge (or “guarantee”) fee from its shareholder | 124 |
9 December 2013 External T.I. 2013-0507931E5 F - Financing fees
Question
Three related corporations (Aco, Bco and Cco) are obligated to pay interest at 10% to a financial institution (the "bank") on the net...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | intragroup cash pool utilization fees are capital expenditures | 224 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | cash pool utilization fees could be deductible under s. 20(1)(e) | 206 |
12 August 2010 Internal T.I. 2009-0328671I7 - Deduction pursuant to paragraph 20(1)(e)
Significant legal and consulting fees related to a CCAA restructuring which involved debt restructuring. In response to a query as to whether,...
30 November 2006 External T.I. 2006-0191541E5 F - Primes d'assurance-vie et d'assurance-invalidité
A business receives a loan from a financial institution that requires the borrower to take out a disability insurance policy to secure the loan. ...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.2) | premiums on life insurance policy required by lender deductible even though loan government-guaranteed, but premiums on lender-required disability policy not deductible | 163 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | premiums on disability policy required by lender are capital expenditures | 80 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Disposition - Paragraph (j) | tax free receipt of life insurance proceeds by lender on policy required by it of the borrower | 44 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Disposition - Paragraph (h) | tax free receipt of disability insurance proceeds by lender on policy required by it of the borrower | 44 |
19 October 2005 Internal T.I. 2005-0151211I7 - Financing expenses
A Co, a public company, issued interest-bearing debentures to arm's length parties, and on-lent the borrowed money to its "great-grandchild"...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | reimbursement by sub | 153 |
4 March 2003 External T.I. 2002-0175705 - LOAN GUARANTEE
A borrows funds on a long-term basis from an arm' s length Lender at commercial rates of interest negotiated on the assumption that A's...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | up-front guarantee fee within scope of s. 20(1)(e) | 144 |
September 1990 T.I. 1990-101
In response to a query as to the application of s. 20(1)(e.1) to loan placement fees or loan structuring fees, the Directorate stated:
It is our...
10 May 1990 T.I. (October 1990 Access Letter, ¶1455)
Guarantee fees paid by a financial institution to its parent corporation in respect of loans made to the taxpayer could qualify for deduction...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | 53 |
88 C.R. - "Finance and Leasing" - "Standby Charge, Guarantee Fee etc."
If particular expenses relate to other than the year they are payable, then they are deductible in accordance with the provisions of s. 20(1)(e)...
Articles
Shane Onufrechuk, Warren Pashkowick, "Tax Considerations of Major Construction Projects", 2014 Conference Report, Canadian Tax Foundation, 10:1-35.
Treatment of fees as s. 20(1)(e.1) deductions (pp. 10:22-3)
It is unlikely that the initial professional fees related to the financing of a major...
Boulton, "Bankers' Acceptances Smooth Canadian-U.S. Cross-Border Credit", International Financial Law Review, November 1996, p. 32.
Paragraph 20(1)(e.2) - Premiums on life insurance used as collateral
See Also
Les Investissements Nolinor Inc. v. ARQ, 2023 QCCQ 3835
The taxpayer (Nolinor) was required pursuant to a covenant under its loan agreement with a Canadian bank to take out a policy on the life of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 67.1 - Subsection 67.1(2) - Paragraph 67.1(2)(d) | per-flight-hour allowances paid to crew flying to remote locations came within the s. 67.1(2)(d) exception for full deductibility | 112 |
Administrative Policy
22 December 2005 External T.I. 2005-0162001E5 F - Déductibilité police d'assurance-vie
CRA indicated that a corporation cannot deduct the life insurance premiums it pays to a financial institution on life insurance to secure a line...
31 March 2005 External T.I. 2004-0093651E5 F - Primes d'assurance-vie et d'assurance-invalidité
A taxpayer, who received a loan from a financial institution under a Quebec farm assistance program, acquired a life insurance policy to guarantee...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | premiums on disability policy required by lender are capital expenditures | 109 |
26 November 2013 External T.I. 2012-0449631E5 F - Amount deductible under paragraph 20(1)(e.2)
A corporation transferred an interest in a life insurance policy to a restricted financial institution to secure a line of credit, that was only...
14 March 2007 External T.I. 2007-0219601E5 F - Police d'assurance-vie cédée en garantie
Premiums paid by a parent corporation on a life insurance policy owned by it and assigned as security for a loan made to its subsidiary by a...
30 November 2006 External T.I. 2006-0191541E5 F - Primes d'assurance-vie et d'assurance-invalidité
A business receives a loan from a financial institution that is 100% guaranteed under a government program, but the lender nonetheless requires...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | premiums on disability policy required by lender are capital expenditures | 80 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e.1) | guarantee fee does not include premiums on lender-required insurance policy | 75 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Disposition - Paragraph (j) | tax free receipt of life insurance proceeds by lender on policy required by it of the borrower | 44 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 148 - Subsection 148(9) - Disposition - Paragraph (h) | tax free receipt of disability insurance proceeds by lender on policy required by it of the borrower | 44 |
May 1999 CALU Conference No. 9908430 Q.10
The premiums under universal life insurance policy paid in a year are considered to be in respect of that year.
30 September 1994 Internal T.I. 9414527 - BORROWINGS & EXCESS INSURANCE COLLATERAL
Where the life insurance coverage under an assigned policy is $500,000 and the average balance owing under the borrowing is $200,000, the amount...
1 August 1991 Memorandum (Tax Window, No. 7, p. 3, ¶1381)
Among the factors which RC would consider relevant to whether the amount of the premium may reasonably be considered to relate to the outstanding...
IT-309R2 "Premiums on Life Insurance used as Collateral"
Subparagraph 20(1)(e.2)(i)
Clause 20(1)(e.2)(i)(B)
Administrative Policy
25 October 2004 External T.I. 2004-0077031E5 F - Application de la division 20(1)e.2)(i)(B)
A corporation borrowed money from a financial institution to acquire an interest in a life annuity contract on the life of its shareholder and was...
Paragraph 20(1)(f) - Discount on certain obligations
Cases
Provigo Inc. v. Canada, 2009 DTC 5877, 2008 FCA 205
The taxpayer, which pursuant to a right accorded to it in debentures, repaid the debentures by issuing shares with a fair market value greater...
Imperial Oil Ltd. v. Canada; Inco Ltd. v. Canada, 2006 DTC 6639, 2006 SCC 46, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 447
In finding that the taxpayers were not entitled to recognize deductions under s. 20(1)(f)(ii) at the time they repaid U.S.-dollar denominated...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Principal Amount | 96 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Foreign Exchange | capital loss on capital borrowing | 151 |
Administrative Policy
Income Tax Technical News No. 44 13 April 2011 [archived]
Before the decision in Imperial Oil Ltd. and Inco Ltd....CRA's position with respect to exchangeable debentures issued with or without an ...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 111 - Subsection 111(1) - Paragraph 111(1)(a) | inter-provincial loss shifting | 69 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | exchangeable debenture appreciation not recognized | 102 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 49 - Subsection 49(1) | exchangeable debenture exercise | 90 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 69 - Subsection 69(1) - Paragraph 69(1)(c) | FMV basis in contributed property | 72 |
| Tax Topics - Treaties - Income Tax Conventions - Article 10 | use of s.à r.l. | 131 |
29 October 2010 Internal T.I. 2010-0357241I7 - Exchangeable Debenture
In response to a query as to whether the taxpayer would be entitled to a deduction under s. 20(1)(f)(ii) on the partial redemption of a Note that...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | 77 |
14 January 2010 Internal T.I. 2009-0323991I7 F - Débenture échangeable et opération à terme
A predecessor of the taxpayer had issued an exchangeable debenture exchangeable into share of a corporation (“Corporation 2”) of which the...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 9 - Capital Gain vs. Profit - Futures/Forwards/Hedges | premium was paid on capital account in closing out a cash-settled forward entered into in order to monetize a shareholding | 221 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(1) | CRA position of applying changes in published policy prospectively | 105 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 152 - Subsection 152(4) - Paragraph 152(4)(a) - Subparagraph 152(4)(a)(i) | full deduction of amounts only partly, or not, deductible under s. 20(1)(f) would have caught the eye of a wise and prudent person reviewing the return | 134 |
Income Tax Technical News-41, 23 December 2009
Under "Exchangeable Debentures - paragraph 20(1)(f)".
10 March 2003 Internal T.I. 2002-0172187 F - DEDUCTIBILITE DES INTERET
A debenture issued by a corporation provided for the payment of base interest plus the payment of an “additional interest” on maturity that...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) - Subparagraph 20(1)(c)(i) | interest on debenture issued in payment of interest, was non-deductible | 118 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(c) | reiteration of position re deductibility of participating interest post-Sherway | 91 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | legal fees re repaying debt were non-deductible | 21 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(1) - Dividend | premium payable on debenture repayment based in part on the quantum of debtor’s equity was not a dividend | 242 |
23 October 2002 Internal T.I. 2002-0135797 - FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSSES
A foreign exchange loss realized on the settlement of a foreign currency debt of the taxpayer would be recognized under s. 39(2) rather than under...
25 June 2002 Internal T.I. 2002-0130177 F - DEBENTURE CONVERTIBLE
The issuer, whose convertible debentures were converted, sought to take a ¾ deduction under s. 20(1)(f) based on the excess of the market value...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt | Teleglobe applied to find that amount paid by corporation on conversion of convertible debentures was the shares’ stated capital | 53 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 143.3 - Subsection 143.3(3) - Paragraph 143.3(3)(a) | Teleglobe applied to pre-s. 143.3(3)(a)(ii) transaction | 83 |
18 April 2002 Internal T.I. 2002-0118827 F - DEBENTURES CONVERTIBLES
The corporation, on the conversion by holders of convertible debentures that it had previously issued, passed a resolution stipulating that the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Paid-Up Capital | PUC of shares issued on debenture conversion equal to consideration stated in debenture indenture and in financial statements, rather than the FMV of shares stated in resolution | 178 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(9.1) | straight-line or present value method may be used in amortizing premium, and must relate to interest | 203 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Financing Expenditures | premium on redemption of convertible debentures was not deductible on current account | 60 |
3 May 2001 Internal T.I. 2001-0081837 F - BILLET CONVERTIBLES PRINCIPAL
The corporation issued convertible notes whose principal was exchangeable into a specified number of no par value common shares, on the basis of...
11 December 2001 Internal T.I. 2001-0109357 F - DEBENTURES CONVERTIBLES
2000-0060103 ruled that the amount paid under a convertible debt for purposes of s. 20(1)(f) would be the fair market value of the shares issued....
26 April 2001 Internal T.I. 2000-0046367 F - DEBENTURES CONVERTIBLES
The corporation issued exchangeable debentures whose principal was exchangeable into a specified number of Class A shares whose price for such...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 54 - Adjusted Cost Base | where shares issued for property, the shares’ stated capital determines the property’s cost, whereas the cost of the shares to the shareholder is their FMV | 181 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 89 - Subsection 89(1) - Paid-Up Capital | stated capital of shares issued determined in board’s discretion and may be less than their FMV | 230 |
17 April 1997 Internal T.I. 9703377 - CONSUMER BASED LOAN
Where existing mortgage loans made to farmers had their terms changed so that the principal was linked to a commodity price, a payment in excess...
30 July 1990 Decision Summary 90063 (Tax Window, Prelim. No. 1, p. 9, ¶1000)
The issuer of an exchangeable debenture will be entitled to a deduction under s. 20(1)(f) equal to the difference between the fair market value of...
Articles
Jim Samuel, Byron Beswick, "Selected Issues in Transactions Involving Debt", 2019 Conference Report (Canadian Tax Foundation), 18:1 – 27
S. 20(1)(f) deduction unavailable where debt assumed (unless s. 248(26) available) (p. 18:12)
[P]aragraph 20(1)(f ) permits a deduction only to...
Smith, "Recent Transactions: Debt", 1993 Conference Report, p. 19:14
Discussion of whether a debenture that is payable in shares valued at a 5% discount is eligible for the deduction.
Paragraph 20(1)(g) - Share transfer and other fees
Cases
Canada v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., 2018 FCA 124
The taxpayer, a Canadian public company listed on the TSX and NYSE and in London, made a hostile bid for a French public company (“Pechiney”)....
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(b) - Capital Expenditure v. Expense - Oversight or Investment Management | dealer and professional fees incurred by a public board in determining to make a bid, as contrasted to implementation, were currently deductible | 348 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(bb) | deduction was available for advisory fees respecting proposed acquisitin or divestiture of a whole company | 492 |
See Also
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. The Queen, 2016 TCC 172, aff'd 2018 FCA 124
The taxpayer, a Canadian public company listed on the TSX and NYSE and in London, made a hostile bid for a French public company (“Pechiney”)....
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | investment dealer fees incurred respecting the advisability of making hostile takeover were fully deductible under s. 9 | 417 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(bb) | investment dealer fees re advisability of making hostile takeover were fully deductible | 529 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(cc) | legal fees incurred in securing regulatory approval for a hostile bid related to the bidder's business of earning income from shares and interaffiliate sales | 182 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 14 - Subsection 14(5) - Eligible Capital Expenditure | fees incurred in order to acquire shares were excluded/butterfly expenses excluded as taxpayer was not in the business of implementing corporate reorganizations | 365 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 169 - Subsection 169(2.1) | raising general question of deductibility of fees and listing s. 20(1)(e) did not satisfy s. 165(1.11) | 246 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(e) | failure to advance evidence showing allocation of fees to share consideration | 139 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 40 - Subsection 40(1) - Paragraph 40(1)(a) - Subparagraph 40(1)(a)(i) | expenses incurred in butterfly spin-off recognized as disposition expenses | 63 |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - French and English Version | finding common meaning of 2 versions of s. 20(1)(bb) | 108 |
Boulangerie St-Augustin Inc. v. The Queen, 95 DTC 164 (TCC), briefly aff'd 97 DTC 5012 (FCA)
Information circulars mailed by a corporation to its shareholders in response to three takeover bids provided information for their decision...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Legal and other Professional Fees | 159 |
Administrative Policy
30 November 1991 Round Table (4M0462), Q. 5.2 - Fees for an Impartial Opinion (C.T.O. September 1994)
The circular that the board of directors of a target corporation is required to submit to shareholders containing a recommendation that the...
Paragraph 20(1)(j) - Repayment of loan by shareholder
Administrative Policy
Income Tax Folio S3-F1-C1, Shareholder Loans and Debts, April 10, 2025
S. 20(1)(j) deduction by estate
- 1.78 A deceased shareholder's estate may be able to claim an s. 20(1)(j) deduction when the legal representative...
25 November 2021 CTF Roundtable Q. 2, 2021-0911831C6
An amount, which is included in the income of an individual (X) under s. 15(2) is also subject in the individual’s hands to the tax on split...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(ww) | s.20(1)(ww) deduction regarding s.15(2) inclusion subject to TOSI does not preclude subsequent s.20(1)(j) deduction | 107 |
12 June 2012 STEP Roundtable, 2012-0442911C6 - STEP CRA Round Table - June 2012
A shareholder loan repaid by the executors of the shareholder within one year after the end of the creditor's taxation year in which the loan was...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(2.6) | repayment by executors | 140 |
92 C.R. - Q.44
Although there is no statutory relief to a non-resident where a particular loan, that previously was subject to s. 15(2) and s. 214(3)(a), is...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(2.6) | 58 |
92 C.R. - Q.43
Where a shareholder maintains an open running loan account with a corporation, any repayment is part of a series of loans where the transactions...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(2) | 31 |
Articles
Wilson, "Repayment of Shareholder Loans", 1995 Canadian Tax Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 746.
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt | 14 |
Paragraph 20(1)(l) - Doubtful or impaired debts
Cases
Groscki v. Canada, 2011 DTC 5097 [at at 5886], 2011 FCA 174
The taxpayer made a $12,000 deduction under s. 20(1)(l) for a doubtful debt in 2002 but did not report the amount deducted as income in the...
Langdon v. Canada, 2000 DTC 6203 (FCA)
The taxpayer was not entitled to claim a deduction under s. 20(1)(l) because the sale giving rise to the receivable had not been reported in his...
Bell v. The Queen, 92 DTC 6064, [1992] 1 CTC 35 (FCTD)
The taxpayer was unable to deduct accrued interest on an uncollectible loan because the loan was included in the property that vested in the...
Coppley Noyes & Randall Ltd. v. The Queen, 91 DTC 5291, [1991] 1 CTC 541 (FCTD), varied on appeal 93 DTC 5196, 5508 (FCA).
The taxpayer for tax and financial statements purposes claimed reserves for doubtful accounts which were significantly in excess of its actual bad...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Accounting Principles | 94 | |
| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Payment & Receipt | presumed application to oldest debt | 103 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 10 - Subsection 10(1) | consistent LIFO use generally is acceptable | 99 |
Gibraltar Mines Ltd. v. The Queen, 83 DTC 5294, [1983] CTC 261 (FCA)
The "debt" need not be for the price of merchandise sold or services rendered in the course of business, but may also represent business expenses...
Picadilly Hotels Ltd. v. The Queen, 78 DTC 6444, [1978] CTC 658 (FCTD)
It was found that some default in payments by a purchase of depreciable property, and some doubts by the taxpayer-vendor as to the purchaser's...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(21) - Disposition of Property | 50 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(4) | 49 |
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. v. The Queen, 77 DTC 5164, [1977] CTC 208 (FCA)
Sales of books were made each year by the taxpayer to a distributor. The taxpayer was obliged to repurchase any books which the distributor might...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(e) | 120 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(p) - Subparagraph 20(1)(p)(i) | no bad debt history | 44 |
Simpson v. The Queen, 76 DTC 6350, [1976] CTC 600 (FCTD)
Addy, J. stated, obiter, that "all accounting for taxation purposes must be in accordance with proper accepted accounting principles" and that it...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 98 - Subsection 98(1) | 31 |
See Also
Delle Donne v. The Queen, 2015 TCC 150
The taxpayer made a loan, bearing interest at 25%, to a corporation ("SA") owned by his brother-in-law, which in turn lent the funds, at the same...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 12 - Subsection 12(11) - Investment Contract | "debt" exists irrespective of demand | 99 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 171 - Subsection 171(1) | reserve could be claimed on appeal | 90 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 20 - Subsection 20(1) - Paragraph 20(1)(p) - Subparagraph 20(1)(p)(i) | bad debt deduction taken as at Dec. 31 in light of information available at April 30, and could be claimed implicitly or on appeal | 478 |
Cloverdale Paint Inc. v. The Queen, 2007 DTC 243, 2006 TCC 628
The wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of the taxpayer accumulated a large balance owing to the taxpayer as a result of its purchase of paint inventory...
| Locations of other summaries | Wordcount | |
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Onus | 112 |
92735 Canada Ltd. v. R., 99 DTC 771, [1999] 2 CTC 2661 (TCC)
Advances totalling approximately $4.9 million that the taxpayer made to a corporation over the course of nine years were found to be doubtful from...
Administrative Policy
26 July 1995 External T.I. 9515735 - BAD DEBTS - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
RC will not follow the accounting standard for "Impaired Loans" that was recently approved by the CICA, nor the guidelines for federally regulated...
19 March 1992 Memorandum 920775 (April 1993 Access Letter, p. 134, ¶C20-1140; Tax Window, No. 18, p. 6, ¶1820)
Discussion of the reserve by an account holder or investment certificate holder of a financial institution in bankruptcy.
2 July 1991 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 5, p. 18, ¶1325)
The principal factors to be considered respecting the presence of a money-lending business are whether loans have been made or debts created, the...
IT-442R "Bad Debts and Reserves for Doubtful Debts"
Subparagraph 20(1)(l)(ii)
Articles
Arthur Driedger, Stephen Wong, "IFRS 9: Financial Instruments", Canadian Tax Highlights, Vol. 26, No. 6, June 2018, p.6
Replacement for publicly reportable entities of IAS 39 by IFRS 9 (p. 6)
Effective after 2017 (November 1, 2017 for certain FIs), IFRS 9,...
Clause 20(1)(l)(ii)(D)
Administrative Policy
19 July 2021 External T.I. 2020-0869172E5 - Reserve for impaired loans
The correspondent described IFRS 9 as introducing an “expected credit loss” (ECL) framework for the recognition by financial institutions of...
Paragraph 20(1)(l.1)
Administrative Policy
29 March 2001 Internal T.I. 2000-0059117 F - PROVISION POUR GARANTIES
In finding that a partnership whose business is to guarantee loans cannot claim a deduction pursuant to s. 20(1)(l.1), the Directorate noted that...