Income Tax Severed Letters - 2020-01-29

Ruling

2019 Ruling 2018-0781971R3 - Loss Consolidation

Unedited CRA Tags
20(1)(c); 112(1); 245(2); Part IV.1 and Part VI.1

Principal Issues: Whether a particular loss consolidation arrangement is acceptable and meets accepted parameters.

Position: Yes.

Reasons: Transactions fit within CRA’s policy on loss consolidations.

Ministerial Correspondence

23 December 2019 Ministerial Correspondence 2019-0833721M4 F - Déduction pour soutien à des non-résidents

Unedited CRA Tags
118.2; 118(6)

Principales Questions: Est-ce qu'un particulier peut déduire de son revenu net l’aide financière qu’il envoie à des membres de sa famille qui résident à l’extérieur du Canada? / Whether an individual may deduct from his net income the financial assistance sent to family members who reside outside of Canada?

Position Adoptée: Généralement non. Il n’y a aucune disposition de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu permettant de déduire du revenu net d’un particulier l’aide financière accordée à des membres de sa famille qui résident à l’extérieur du Canada. Toutefois, le particulier pourrait, dans certain cas, demander un crédit d'impôt pour frais médicaux (CIFM) qui se rapporte aux frais médicaux admissibles payés par le particulier à l’égard d'un enfant ou petit-enfant du particulier ou de son époux ou conjoint de fait. / Generally not. There is no provision in the Income Tax Act for deducting financial assistance to family members who reside outside of Canada from an individual's net income. However, the individual may, in certain cases, claim a medical expense tax credit (METC) that relates to the eligible medical expenses paid by the individual in respect of a child or grandchild of the individual or his or her spouse or common-law partner.

Raisons: En ce qui a trait au CIFM, la condition de résidence au paragraphe 118(6) de la Loi ne s'applique pas si la personne à charge est l’enfant ou le petit-enfant du particulier ou de son époux ou conjoint de fait. / With respect to the METC, the residency requirement in subsection 118(6) of the Act does not apply if the dependant is the child or grandchild of the individual or his or her spouse or common-law partner.

Technical Interpretation - External

10 January 2020 External T.I. 2019-0819431E5 - TOSI

Unedited CRA Tags
120.4
business was related business even if dividends paid after business’ discontinuance
GAAR could be applied where excluded share status is achieved through shifting a professional services business

Principal Issues: 1. Whether the investment activity of PC1 constitutes a business and whether such a determination would impact whether the “related business” exception is applicable to dividends paid by PC1 to Spouse A after December 30 in Year 1? 2. Assuming that the investment activity of PC1 constitutes a business, whether dividends paid by PC1 to Spouse A in Year 2 could be considered derived directly or indirectly from the related business of PC2 such that paragraph (c) of the definition of "excluded shares" could not be met.

Position: 1. Question of fact. In the circumstances described, whether the investment activities of PC1 constitutes a business will not have an impact on whether the “related business” exception is applicable. 2. For Year 2 the test in paragraph (c) of the excluded share definition would refer back to Year 1 so the exception would technically apply for Year 2, but the exception would not apply for subsequent taxation years. CRA would likely seek to apply GAAR where the result is not appropriate.

Reasons: See below.

Technical Interpretation - Internal

31 July 2018 Internal T.I. 2016-0649631I7 - Functional currency - fx gain on refund

Unedited CRA Tags
39(1) and (2), 261(3), 261(11)
a functional currency reporter realized a capital gain when a Cdn. dollar refund claim appreciated until receipt

Principal Issues: Can fluctuations in exchange rate between Canadian dollars and a functional currency reporter's elected functional currency in respect of income taxes payable result in foreign exchange gains or losses?

Position: Yes.

Reasons: Canadian currency fluctuations relative to the reporter’s elected functional currency result in capital gains or losses in these situations.