Subsection 156(1) - Other individuals
Cases
Paquette v. MNR, 90 DTC 1474, [1990] 2 CTC 2016 (TCC)
As a result of a September real estate sale, the taxpayer ceased to be exempt from the obligation to make quarterly instalments as a result of less than 75% of his income for the year being subject to source deductions. However, the taxpayer was not subject to interest in respect of his failure to make instalment payments in March and June of that year because it was impossible for him to know at those times that the September real estate transaction would take place. "[S]ubsection 156(1) does not expressly provide that the legislator intends to require the impossible of anyone." (p. 1475)
Administrative Policy
4 June 2024 STEP Roundtable Q. 14, 2024-1011571C6 - T3 Trust Instalments
CRA indicated that its release of two new forms - the T3 INNS3, Trust Instalment Voucher and the T3AO, Trust Amount Owing Remittance Voucher – does not signify any change to its current administrative practice of not charging interest or penalties for insufficient instalment payments by trusts. Should this administrative practice change, sufficient and timely information will be given to educate trusts on the repercussions if their instalment requirements are not met.
10 June 2016 STEP Roundtable Q. 6, 2016-0641461C6 - Trust Instalment Requirements
In 2014-0526591C6, CRA noted that under its current administrative practices, penalties and interest would not be assessed where an inter vivos trust failed to make sufficient instalment payments but this was under review in light of the new trust rules. Where does this stand?
CRA responded that it will continue to not assess interest and penalties for insufficient instalments paid by trusts.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 220 - Subsection 220(3.1) | no interest assessed for inadequate inter vivos trust instalments | 43 |
16 June 2014 STEP Roundtable, 2014-0526591C6 - STEP CRA Roundtable June 2014 Question 9
Does CRA assess instalment interest and penalties where an inter vivos trust has not made instalment payments required under s. 156? CRA stated:
Under current administrative practices, the CRA does not assess penalties or interest where an inter vivos trust fails to make sufficient instalment payments. …[A]ny changes to these practices will be introduced in conjunction with the new [Budget 2014] rules and communicated in a clear and transparent manner.
Budget 2014 proposed…that testamentary trusts (other than estates for their first 36 months) and grandfathered inter vivos trusts will not benefit from the exemption from the tax instalment rules …[for] the 2016 and subsequent years.
25 January 1992 T.I. (Tax Window, No. 16, p. 21, ¶1718)
RC's administrative practice for the 1991 calendar year is not to require inter vivos trusts to pay tax instalments.
91 C.R. - Q.65
It is RC's practice not to require individuals to make instalments for the very first year that they are required by the Act to do so, and until 30 days after a Notice of Assessment informing them of the requirement to make the instalments.
90 C.R. - Q.57
RC will not apply the Paquette case in view of the introduction of s. 161(2.2).