Cases
Cristofaro v. Agence du revenu du Québec, 2020 QCCQ 1461, rev'd 2021 QCCA 1025
In 2003-0026827, CRA applied Oceanspan to find that a non-resident student who has no Canadian sources of income is precluded from transferring...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 118.9 | a non-resident with no sources of income in Quebec nonetheless could transfer a tax credit to a Quebec taxpayer | 434 |
R. v. Loosdrepht, 2009 DTC 6088 (BC Prov. Ct.)
Before going on to find that the individual taxpayer had committed tax evasion by filing nil returns and taking the position that he was not a...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 239 - Subsection 239(1) - Paragraph 239(1)(a) | 26 |
Doyle v. MNR, 89 DTC 5483, [1989] 2 CTC 270 (FCTD)
A reference in s. 225.1(5) to a taxpayer "should be interpreted as allowing an agent to sign on behalf of a taxpayer providing the agency is well...
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| Tax Topics - General Concepts - Agency | 125 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 221 - Subsection 221(1) - Paragraph 221(1)(f) | 51 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 225.1 - Subsection 225.1(5) | 54 |
The Queen v. Merali, 88 DTC 6173, [1988] 1 CTC 320 (FCA)
"[B]oth residents and non-residents who derive income from Canadian sources are included, by definition, in the term 'taxpayer'." [C.R.: 248(1) -...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 111 - Subsection 111(1) - Paragraph 111(1)(a) | 50 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 216 - Subsection 216(1) | 108 | |
| Tax Topics - Statutory Interpretation - Ordinary Meaning | 64 |
Oceanspan Carriers Ltd. v. The Queen, 87 DTC 5102, [1987] 1 CTC 210 (FCA)
"Taxpayer" "refers to resident individuals or corporations who may be liable to pay tax at some time whether or not they are, at any given time,...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 111 - Subsection 111(1) - Paragraph 111(1)(a) | 62 | |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 2 - Subsection 2(1) | 77 |
Gordon v. The Queen, 86 DTC 6426, [1986] 2 CTC 280 (FCTD), aff'd 89 DTC 5481 (FCA)
It was found respecting some losses from a partnership engaged in the breeding and racing of horses that s. 31(1) applies at the level of the...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 31 - Subsection 31(1) | 147 |
Lea-Don Canada Limited v. Minister of National Revenue, 70 DTC 6271, [1971] S.C.R. 95, [1970] CTC 346
A Canadian subsidiary ("Nassau") of a Bermudan company that did not carry on business in Canada was leasing an aircraft to the appellant, which...
See Also
Marino v. The Queen, 2020 TCC 50 (Informal Procedure), aff'd 2022 FCA 115
An individual with no connection to Canada paid a lot in tuition fees while in attendance at U.S. universities prior to 2012 then, on immigrating...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 118.5 - Subsection 118.5(1) - Paragraph 118.5(1)(b) | tuition paid prior to becoming subject to tax under Part I was not to be recognized under s. 118.5(1)(b) | 455 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 250.1 - Paragraph 250.1(a) | s. 250.1 applies only to persons who would not be taxpayers under Oceanspan | 276 |
King George Hotels Ltd. v. MNR, 68 DTC 635 (TAB)
An incorporated charitable foundation was found to be a "taxpayer" notwithstanding that it was not taxable under s. 62(1)(f) of the pre-1972 Act.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 256 - Subsection 256(1) - Paragraph 256(1)(b) | 61 |
Administrative Policy
4 March 2023 Internal T.I. 2023-0994501I7 - Non-resident non-arm's length transfer of property
A non-resident corporation (“US Corp”) sold trademarks at a sales price in excess of their adjusted cost base to a non-arm’s length Canadian...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 13 - Subsection 13(7) - Paragraph 13(7)(e) - Subparagraph 13(7)(e)(ii) | s. 13(7)(e)(ii) applies to the purchase of a depreciable property from a non-arm’s length non-resident corporation with no tax nexus to Canada | 253 |
16 December 2005 External T.I. 2005-0150411E5 F - Roll-over Provisions and Partnership
Are the rules in ss. 51(1), 85.1(1) or 86(1) (which refer to a "taxpayer") available to a partnership in a reorganization where it exchanges...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 86 - Subsection 86(1) | partnership is a taxpayer for s. 51(1), 85.1(1) or 86(1) exchange purposes | 121 |
| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 96 - Subsection 96(1) - Paragraph 96(1)(a) | partnership is taxpayer for income computation purposes even if it has non-resident partners | 36 |
23 December 2003 External T.I. 2003-0014655 F - article 125.5
In finding that the exclusion from “eligible production corporation” status where the corporation was “controlled directly or indirectly in...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 125.5 - Subsection 125.5(1) - Eligible production corporation - Paragraph (d) | exclusion under para. (d) applies where there is indirect control by the province | 270 |
23 July 1996 External T.I. 9602225 - DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY BY A NON-RESIDENT TRUST
A non-resident trust that does not carry on business in Canada, does not hold taxable Canadian property and is not subject to s. 94 of the Act...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - 101-110 - Section 107 - Subsection 107(2) | 73 |
18 January 1993 External T.I. 5-921718
A loan by a non-resident individual to a Canadian partnership secured by a second mortgage on a building owned by the partnership, that provided...
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 248 - Subsection 248(4) | 127 |
23 September 1991 Memorandum (Tax Window, No. 8, p. 22, ¶1429)
In determining the number of shares under the 25% test in s. 115(1)(b)(iv), options held by the non-resident person or non-arm's length person are...
IT-176R2 "Taxable Canadian Property - Interest in and Options on Real Property and Shares"
84 C.R. - Q.16
"taxpayer" in s. 20(1)(j) is considered to include a partnership where a loan previously has been included in the partnership's income.
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| Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 15 - Subsection 15(2) | 24 |