Debt Security

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Cases

2441-0946 Québec Inc. (c.b.a., Insta-chèques) v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2017 QCCA 1491

The appellant derived 80% of its revenue from cashing cheques, i.e., it would receive endorsed cheques from clients, and charge them a fee for...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 149 - Subsection 149(1) - Paragraph 149(1)(a) - Subparagraph 149(1)(a)(iii) company in a cheque-cashing business was a "dealer in … financial instruments" 267

See Also

Casa Blanca Homes Ltd. v. The Queen, 2013 TCC 338 (Informal Procedure)

The appellant bought and resold the right and obligation to acquire lots from a land developer. Hogan J found that the "non-refundable" deposits...

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Words and Phrases
deposit
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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Supply possible to structure separate assignments 266

Administrative Policy

27 February 2020 CBA Roundtable, Q.11

Ruling 162056, dated February 10, 2017, distinguished between two supplies to two investors (Investor 1 and Investor 2) of rights to royalty...

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10 May 2019 GST/HST Ruling 167225 - Royalty Payments

The Investors entered into a loan agreement (“Agreement #1”) and a royalty agreement (“Royalty Agreement #1”) with Company #1. Agreement...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Supply loan and royalty advance were consideration for single taxable supply of IPP 206

23 April 2019 GST/HST Ruling 186334 - S AND INTERPRETATIONS - Annual licensing fees and public service bodies’ rebate eligibility

An incorporated non-profit organization (the “Organization”), being a provincial professional society makes NSF cheque charges. CRA...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Schedules - Schedule V - Part VI - Section 20 law society was an “other body established by a government” 63
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Schedules - Schedule V - Part VI - Section 20 - Paragraph 20(c) consideration for licensing included expired licence fees 51
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Schedules - Schedule V - Part VI - Section 20 - Paragraph 20(b) - Subparagraph 20(b)(i) exempt processing and registration fees of professional society 74
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Schedules - Schedule V - Part III - Section 6 jurisprudence exam fee exempt, but not charge for processing exam administered by another body 229

24 January 2018 Ruling 156434

An auto dealer sold conditional sales contracts or credit agreements arising from its sales to customers to a lender. In connection with ruling...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Financial Service - Paragraph (d) separately stated originating fee for sourcing credit agreement was part of consideration for its assignment 195

10 February 2017 GST/HST Ruling 162056 - Application of the GST/HST to an investment transaction

Under Agreement 1, the Investor (a registrant) pays a lump-sum Royalty Acquisition Amount to Corporation 1 (a Canadian-resident registrant) in...

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Words and Phrases
contingent right
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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 169 - Subsection 169(1) the purchase of an IP royalty gives rise to non-creditable GST/HST to the investor 130
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 182 - Subsection 182(1) buyout of royalty agreement not subject to s. 182 185
Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 123 - Subsection 123(1) - Commercial Activity receipt of royalty not considertion for a taxable supply 121

CBAO National Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section – 2014 GST/HST Questions for Revenue Canada, Q. 18

In 112274, CRA concluded that the assignment of an instalment contract did not constitute a financial service. Has CRA changed its view from...

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5 December 2003 Interpretation 44874

Lessor enters into equipment leases (the "Asset Leases") with users of the equipment (the "Asset Lessees"), who also have options to purchase the...

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Tax Topics - Excise Tax Act - Section 136 - Subsection 136(1) concurrent lease qualified as lease 202

April 1999 GST Memorandum (New Series), 17.1

Contingent right is excluded

8. "Debt security" does not include a contingent right. A right to be paid money is a possibility but not a certainty...

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3 September 1997 Ruling HQR0000579

"A swap transaction falls under the definition of 'debt security' since the definition of debt security... includes 'a right to be paid money'."

1 December 1994 P-170 "Debt Security and Contingent Amounts"

Debt security definition

Debt security is generally defined in the Excise Tax Act as a right to be paid money. The right of one party to be paid...

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