Words and Phrases - "incurred"

a
86
b
44
c
76
d
50
e
38
f
31
g
18
h
14
i
73
j
2
k
2
l
32
m
56
n
25
o
38
p
80
q
3
r
76
s
89
t
46
u
15
v
9
w
23
y
2

13 March 2012 External T.I. 2012-0433661E5 F - Notion de dépense engagée

Summary Under
Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18 - Subsection 18(1) - Paragraph 18(1)(a) - Incurring of Expense
expense not incurred if obligation therefor dependent on future contingency

Before noting that “the concepts of ‘outlay or expense incurred’ under paragraph 18(1)(a) can apply to expenses incurred for the purposes of the medical expense tax credit,” CRA stated:

… Wawang … stated:

[T]he correct question to ask, in determining whether a legal obligation is contingent at a particular point in time, is whether the legal obligation has come into existence at that time, or whether no obligation will come into existence until the occurrence of an event that may not occur.

Words and Phrases
incurred
Locations of other summaries Wordcount
Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 118.2 - Subsection 118.2(2.1) expense incurred if obligation has come into existence 129