Section 18.21

Subsection 18.21(1)

Acceptable Accounting Standards

Group Ratio

Relevant Period

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Joint Committee, "Summaries of Feedback on the EIFEL Administration", 2 November 2024 Joint Committee Submission to the CRA International and Large Business Directorate

Application of group ratio where entry or exit from group (p. 3)

  • Given that the group ratio is calculated for a consolidated group for a...

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Ultimate Parent

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Joint Committee, "Summaries of Feedback on the EIFEL Administration", 2 November 2024 Joint Committee Submission to the CRA International and Large Business Directorate

Family trusts as ultimate parents (p. 3)

  • Although there are many instances in which a family trust could be treated as the ultimate parent of a...

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Subsection 18.21(2)

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Larry Nevsky, Brian Kearl, Aaron Chai, "Unexpected EIFEL Issues and Uncertainties", Draft 2024 CTF Annual Conference paper

No ability to accrue unused excess capacity (p. 17)

  • S. 18.21(2) reflects an intention that a taxpayer subject to the group ratio cannot accrue...

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Saira Bhojani, Eivan Sulaiman, "EIFEL Rules", Draft 2022 CTF Annual Conference paper

Zero tolerance for errors (p. 39)

  • Under s. 18.21(2), if an election is made that allocates an amount greater than the specified limits, the...

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EY, "Proposed EIFEL rules", Tax Alert 2022 No. 13, 9 March 2022

Effective transfer of excess capacity to or from group trusts (p.10)

Unlike the s. 18.2 rules, under which there is no ability for trusts within a...

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PWC, "Tax Insights: Excessive interest and financing expenses limitation (EIFEL) regime", Issue 2022-06, 15 February 2022

Potential difficulties in annually assessing whether the election should be made or is practicable

  • Application of the group ratio regime requires...

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Paragraph 18.21(2)(a)

Subsection 18.21(3)