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CRA - Aggressive Tax Planning Division CIFP Conference 2013 Niagara Falls May 27, 2013
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Background
Traditional judicial attitude to tax avoidance:
Duke of Westminster (1936 HL)
Every man is entitled if he can to order his
affairs so that the tax attaching under the
appropriate Acts is less than it would otherwise
be
Continues to be repeated and endorsed by the
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Certainty and Fairness
GAAR: court’s role is to conduct an objective thorough and step by step” analysis.
Courts should not make value judgments-no smell test
The GAAR may introduce a degree of uncertainty into tax planning
Provision of last resort: Abusive nature of transaction must be clear-MNR to demonstrate
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Topics
JITSIC/OECD
Third party Penalties
GAAR Statistics/GAAR Issues
Case Studies
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JITSIC/OECD
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Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre
Established in April 2004 to supplement the ongoing work of tax administrations in identifying and curbing abusive tax avoidance transactions and schemes
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International and
Large Business
Directorate
Competent Authority
Services Division
Aggressive Tax
Planning Division
Exchange of Information
Services Section
Joint International Tax
Shelter Information
Centre
Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre
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JITSIC members
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IRS
United States
CRA
Canada
HMRC
United Kingdom
DGFiP
France
FCTO
Germany NTS
Korea
NTA
Japan
SAT
China
ATO
Australia
Offices
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Purpose of JITSIC
Identification and understanding of abusive tax schemes and those who promote them.
Share expertise, best practices and experience in tax administration to combat abusive tax schemes.
Work together to better address abusive tax schemes promoted by firms and individuals who operate without regard to national borders.
Exchange information on abusive tax schemes
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Objectives of JITSIC
To deter promotion of and investment in abusive tax schemes.
Increase public awareness of the potential civil and criminal risks of promoting and investing in abusive tax schemes.
Enhance each party’s compliance and enforcement efforts through coordinated and “real time” exchanges of tax.
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Objective (cont)
Develop new internet search and other techniques for early identification of promoters and investors involved in abusive tax schemes.
Identify emerging trends and patterns to anticipate new, abusive tax schemes.
Improve parties’ knowledge of techniques used to promote abusive tax schemes cross-border
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JITSIC Delegate Duties:
Examines incoming and outgoing exchanges and recommends a course of action.
Provides co-ordination for on-going exchanges.
Develops best policies and procedures for future exchanges.
Shares information spontaneously.
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JITSIC Activities
Case specific exchanges
Generalised exchanges on avoidance schemes
Wider issues about members tax regimes
Operational issues of common interest
Policy support
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OECD
Active member of the ATP Steering Group
Hosted workshop on Hybrids in May 2012
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Third Party Civil Penalties
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To deter the making of false statements relating to tax matters
To ensure compliance by deterring behaviour that results in non-compliance
To financially penalize planners and preparers.
Objectives of the Legislation
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Intention of the Legislation
The legislation is meant to apply to third parties who: • Make false statements in relation to tax planning
arrangements that are typically marketed as tax shelter and tax shelter-like arrangements; or
• Are wilfully blind to obvious “errors” when
preparing, filing, or assisting another person in filing a return.
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3 Steps to Third-Party Civil Penalties
Identify the False Statement
Determine who made or used the False Statement
Assess the level of knowledge/culpable conduct of the Person(s) who made
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A Third-Party Penalty Review Committee (TPPRC).
A technical support group in HQ.
A comprehensive referral process
Training program delivered to over 2,000 CRA auditors.
Measures to control the application of the penalties
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Recommendation Process – 3 Trips:
Approval from HQ necessary:
• Prior to TPP Audit being initiated (Technical support group at HQ)
• After audit, prior to TPP Proposal (TPPRC)
• After proposal, with representations, prior to assessment (TPPRC)
Auditor Technical Advisor
Team Leader
Local Office - Senior Management
HEADQUARTERS - TPPRC
Evidence Needed
Approval Needed
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Statistics
As of August 31, 2012 a total of 185 cases have been reviewed, as follows:
71 cases assessed for $79 million;
64 TPP Audits are on-going;
50 cases were rejected.
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Impact of a Third Party Penalty assessment
Once a TPP assessment has been issued
the following may occur:
The privilege to e-file for the partnership or tax preparer may be denied (http://www.efile.cra.gc.ca/l-scrn-eng.html#define)
In the cases of charities, publications in CRA Charities “What’s new” (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/charities/)
Taxpayer Appeal rights
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Dispute Resolution
Auditor
Team leader/case manager
Manager
Assistant Director Audit
Director
HQ
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GAAR Statistics
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GAAR Statistics* – September 30, 2012
Referrals to the GAAR Committee: 1080
GAAR Recommended: 822 (76%)
Primary 369 (45%)
Secondary 453 (55%)
GAAR Not Recommended 258 (24%)
* Statistics do not include 1,439 files (1,363 from RRSP Project and 78 from Barbados Spousal Trust Project) where GAAR was applied as an alternative position.
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GAAR Statistics* – September 30, 2012 Issue Y N Total %
Surplus Strips 194 32 226 21%
Kiddie Tax 88 6 94 9%
Loss creation via stock dividend 91 0 91 8%
Losses, Capital & Non-Capital 42 19 61 6%
Part I.3 Tax 38 11 49 5%
Debt Forgiveness 33 10 43 4%
Interest Deductibility 19 17 36 3%
Capital Gain 25 10 35 3%
Partnership Issues 26 8 34 3%
Indirect Loan 28 3 31 3%
Charitable Donations 16 10 26 2%
Debt Parking 17 7 24 2%
Foreign Tax Credit 15 3 18 2%
Income Splitting 14 3 17 2%
Offshore Trusts 15 1 16 1%
Losses, Stop Loss 10 5 15 1%
Kiwi Loan 14 0 14 1%
Part XIII Tax 3 9 12 1%
Cross-Border Lease 11 0 11 1%
Tower Structure 6 3 9 1%
Treaty Exemption Claim 5 2 7 1%
Provincial GAAR 0 3 3 0%
Miscellaneous 112 96 208 19%
822 258 1080 100%
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GAAR Issues
PUC shifts or creation & other surplus strip schemes
Artificial capital loss / Tax Attribute Manipulation
Avoidance of stop-loss rules (foreign and domestic)
Use of partnerships
Foreign Tax Generators
Financial Instruments (Future potential) – Area concern CRA
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Case Studies
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USING FOREIGN TAX CREDITS
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Jim
TONIGHT’S JACKPOT
$300,000,000
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Jim
$150M Win
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Jim
$150M Win
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Jim
US Taxes $150M Win
$45M Tax
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Jim
US Taxes
Tax free
$150M Win
$45M Tax
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Jim
US Taxes
Tax free Can I get a
deduction for
the US taxes?
$150M Win
$45M Tax
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Foreign Tax Credits
Calculated on a country by country basis
Calculated separately for business income and non business income taxes
Unused FTC relating non business income taxes cannot be carried back or forward
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Problem
Jim has $30,000,000 of foreign non-business taxes;
BUT
The winnings were not included in income for
Canadian Tax purposes; AND
The taxpayer has no other US non business income.
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Calculation of Limitation of deductible FTCs
Foreign Non-Business
Income
World Income
Canadian Tax
Otherwise payable X
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Calculation of Limitation of deductible FTCs
Foreign Non-Business
Income
World Income
Canadian Tax
Otherwise payable X
$4,000,000
$1,160,000
$ 0
= $ 0
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Jim
US NewCo
$150,000,000
Capital
Contribution
$150,000,000
Shareholder’s
Loan
The loan is left outstanding for 1 year and therefore
15(2) is applied to add the amount of the loan to the
taxpayer’s income in the year the loan was made
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Calculation of Limitation of deductible FTCs
World Income
X
$4,000,000
= $ 0
$150,000,000
$154,000,000
$43,500,000
$44,660,000
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Jim
US NewCo
$150,000,000
return of
Capital
$150,000,000
Shareholder’s
Loan is
repaid
Since the shareholder’s loan has been repaid the taxpayer is
entitled to claim a $100,000,000 para. 20(1)(j) deduction
which is used to offset other Canadian taxable income
In subsequent years
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Interest Deductibility
Issues
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
$300,000
Partnership
Capital
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
$300,000
Partnership
Capital Vendor
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
Withdrawal
of $300,000
Partnership
Capital Vendor
$1 Partnership
Capital
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
Withdrawal
of $300,000
Partnership
Capital Vendor
Use Capital
Withdrawal to
purchase house
$1 Partnership
Capital
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
Mrs. S
$1 Partnership
Capital
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
Mrs. S
$1 Partnership
Capital
$300,000 loan
Contribution
of $300,000
Partnership
Capital
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HMTQ vs. John Singleton
Mr. S
Law
Partnership
Mrs. S
$300,000 loan
$300,000
Partnership
Capital
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… a direct link can be drawn between the borrowed money and an eligible use, so the respondent was entitled to deduct from his income the relevant interest payments. The transactions in question are properly viewed independently.
HMTQ vs. John Singleton
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Application of the GAAR after
John Singleton
Earl Lipson
2007 FCA 113
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Mr. X Mrs. X
OPCO
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Offer to Purchase House
OPCO
Vendor
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Share Purchase
OPCO
Vendor
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Share Purchase
OPCO
Vendor
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Share Purchase
Vendor
OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Share Purchase
Vendor
OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Share Purchase
Vendor
OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Purchase of House
Vendor
OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Loan
OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
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Replacement
Financing Loan
OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
Mortgage
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OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
Mortgage
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OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
Mortgage
Reverse Attribution Dividend Income
Attribution
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OPCO
Mr. X Mrs. X
Mortgage
Reverse Attribution Dividend Income
Attribution
Interest
Deduction
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CRA’s Position:
GAAR was applied as our sole position
to deny the interest deduction:
The true economic purpose for which the
mortgage proceeds were being used was
to purchase a home not dividend-
producing corporate shares, so that the
mortgage interest should not be
deductible.
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Taxpayer’s position
What is your problem??
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If the Purpose Test in 20(1)(c) has been met….how can there
be a misuse or abuse?
Taxpayer’s position
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Chief Justice Bowman
[23] I think that the series of transaction involved here resulted in a misuse of the provisions of the ITA, specifically paragraph 20(1)(c) and subsection 20(3). To the extent that subsection 73(1) and section 74.1 are used to achieve that misuse and to execute the scheme as a whole, they too are being misused.
2006 DTC 2687 Tax Court of Canada
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Chief Justice Bowman
[23]…Not one of the purposes of the provisions that I referred to above is being fulfilled by this series of transactions. The overall purpose as well as the use to which each individual provision was put was to make interest on money used to buy a personal residence deductible.
2006 DTC 2687 Tax Court of Canada
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75
Reverse hybrid
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U.S.
OPCO
CANCO
$500 million
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CANCO
US OPCO
100%
CANSUB
100%
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CANCO
US Branch
CDN bank
US OPCO
USP $500M @ 8%
99.99%
100%
CANSUB
100%
.01%
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CANCO
US LLC US Branch
CDN bank
US OPCO
USP $500M @ 8%
$500M C/S
$500M @ 8.25%
NSULC
99.99%
100%
CANSUB
100%
.01% $500M C/S
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CANCO
US LLC US Branch
CDN bank
US OPCO
USP $500M @ 8%
$500M C/S
$500M @ 8.25%
NSULC
99.99%
$500M C/S
100%
Interest
Dividends
CANSUB
100%
.01%
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CANCO
US LLC US Branch
CDN bank
US OPCO
$500M @ 8%
$500M @ 8.25%
NSULC
99.99%
100%
USP
Interest
Dividends
CANSUB
100%
.01%
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CANCO
US LLC US Branch
CDN bank
US OPCO
USP $500M @ 8%
$500M @ 8.25%
99.99%
$500M C/S
100%
Interest
Dividends
CANSUB
100%
.01%
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CANCO
US LLC US Branch
CDN bank
US OPCO
$500M @ 8%
$500M @ 8.25%
.01%
99.99% 100%
100%
USP
Interest
Dividends
CANSUB
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SUMMARY
CANCO and CANSUB invested in USP
USP borrowed $500 million from a US branch of a Canadian bank
Interest ($40 M) is deductible to the Canadian partners pursuant to paragraph 20(1)(c) of the ITA
Interest deduction of $41.25M for US Opco
FAPI exemption for LLC pursuant to clause 95(2)(a)(ii)(B)
5% US withholding tax (Article X Para. 2(a))
Dividends received from LLC are deductible by NSULC pursuant to paragraph 113(1)(a) of the ITA
Dividends received from NSULC are deductible by USP pursuant to paragraph 112(1)(a) of the ITA.
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Assumptions
USP borrowed $500 M @ 8%
Cancos tax rate = 35%
USP’s tax rate = 38%
US Opco borrowed at 8.25%
US Opco’s tax rate = 38%
Treaty rate on dividends = 5%
Without Tower With Tower
Tax savings – Cancos $14,000,000 $14,000,000
Tax saving – US Co N/A 15,675,000
Tax cost – USP N/A (256,500)
5% withholding NA (2,062,500)
Net saving $14,000,000 $27,356,000
Effective after tax borrowing cost 5.20% 2.53%
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Deputy Minister of Finance, testifying before a parliamentary committee, stated:
“a typical double dip is consistent
with tax policy”
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If our own finance department wasn’t (isn’t) concerned with these types of structures, why should we be offended?
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Was this an initial financing structure?
OR
Is this a replacement of an existing structure?
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It is our position that these structures offend
the purpose of both paragraph 20(1)(c) and
the foreign affiliate rules.
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Foreign Tax Credit Generator
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91 Non-Resident
Canada
Parent
US Holdco
US Opco
Incorporation of US entities
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92
Loan from Bank and
P/S subscription
Parent
US Holdco
US Opco
$50M
Bank
$50M
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93
(6) Loan to Parent
Parent
US Holdco
US Opco
Bank
$50M
$50M
$50M
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94
Incorporation of Holdco and HOC
Parent
US Holdco
US Opco
$50M
AP Holdco
HOC
Bank
$50M
$50M
$50M
$50M $50M
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95
Sale of preferred shares of US Opco to HOC
Parent
US Holdco
US Opco
$50M
AP Holdco
HOC
Bank $50M
$50M
$50M
$50M
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96
Parent
Repay the loan to Bank
US Holdco
US Opco
$50M
AP Holdco
HOC
Bank
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97
Compensatory Tax Payments
Parent
US Holdco
US Opco
$50M
AP Holdco
HOC
Reimburse
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Artificial Capital Losses
Abusive Use of Stock Dividends
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Taxpayer has sold capital property and recognized $1 million capital gain
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
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The taxpayer is concerned about the amount of tax he will have to pay on the gain and undertakes the following series of transactions:
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
$250,000 tax
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Step 1: Taxpayer incorporate NewCo and subscribes for $1 million worth of common shares
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
NEWCO
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Step 1: Taxpayer incorporate NewCo and subscribes for $1 million worth of common shares
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
NEWCO
Common Shares
FMV $1,000,000
ACB $1,000,000
PUC $1,000,000
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Step 2: NewCo declares a “stock dividend” on the common shares issuing “hi-lo” preferred shares having PUC $1 but a redemption value of $1 million
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
NEWCO
Common Shares
FMV $1
ACB $1,000,000
PUC $1,000,000
Preferred Shares
FMV $1,000,000
ACB $1
PUC $1
$1 dividend
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Step 3: Taxpayer sets up a Family Trust. The beneficiaries are his wife and children. The trustee is close and trusted friend of taxpayer but not related
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
NEWCO
Family
Trust
Common Shares
FMV $1
ACB $1,000,000
PUC $1,000,000
Preferred Shares
FMV $1,000,000
ACB $1
PUC $1
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Step 4: Taxpayer sells the common shares of Newco to the Family Trust for their FMV of $1.00
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
NEWCO
Common Shares
FMV $1
ACB $1
PUC $1,000,000
Preferred Shares
FMV $1,000,000
ACB $1
PUC $1
Family
Trust
Proceeds $1.00
Less: ACB $1,000,000
Capital Loss $ 999,999
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Step 4: Taxpayer sells the common shares of Newco to the Family Trust for their FMV of $1.00
Taxpayer $1M Capital Gain
NEWCO
Family
Trust
$0 tax
Capital Loss $ 999,999
Common Shares
FMV $1
ACB $1
PUC $1,000,000
Preferred Shares
FMV $1,000,000
ACB $1
PUC $1
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Step 5: Taxpayer can redeem preferred shares and recognize dividend income as money is required
Taxpayer
NEWCO
Family
Trust
Dividend
income
Common Shares
FMV $1
ACB $1
PUC $1,000,000
Preferred Shares
FMV $1,000,000
ACB $1
PUC $1
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Artificial loss
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What are the tax implications from the following series of transactions???
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HOLDCO
OPCO
ACB = $1,000,000
FMV = $1,000,000
PUC = $100
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HOLDCO
OPCO
ACB = $1,000,000
FMV = $1,000,000
PUC = $100
SHARES REDEEMED FOR $1,000,000
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Calculation of Deemed Dividend
Proceed of Disposition $1,000,000
Less: PUC of shares 100
Deemed Dividend $ 999,900
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Calculation of Capital Gain
Proceed of Disposition $ 1,000,000
Less: Deemed Dividend 999,900
Revised Proceeds 100
Less: ACB 1,000,000
Capital Gain/(Loss) ($ 999,900)
LOSS DENIED BY
112(3)
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Avoidance of 112(3)
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HOLDCO
OPCO
Common Shares:
ACB = $1,000,000
FMV = $1,000,000
PUC = $100
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HOLDCO
OPCO
Common Shares:
ACB = $1,000,000
FMV = $1,000,000
PUC = $100
Step 1: Stock Dividend
Class E Preferred:
ACB = $100
PUC = $100
FMV = $1,000,000
Deemed Divided = increase in PUC = $100
$1
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HOLDCO
OPCO
Common Shares:
ACB $1 million
FMV $1
PUC $100
Step 2: Redemption of Class E shares for $1,000,000
Class E Prefs:
ACB = $100
PUC = $100
FMV = $1,000,000
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Calculation of Deemed Dividend on Class E shares
Proceed of Disposition $1,000,000
Less: PUC of shares 100
Deemed Dividend $ 999,900
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Calculation of Capital Gain on Class E shares
Proceed of Disposition $ 1,000,000
Less: Deemed Dividend 999,900
Revised Proceeds 100
Less: ACB 100
Capital Gain/(Loss) NIL
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HOLDCO
OPCO
Common Shares:
ACB $1 million
FMV $1
PUC $100
Step 4: Sale of Common Shares to 3rd Party
3rd PARTY
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Calculation of Capital Gain/(Loss) on sale of Common shares shares
Proceed of Disposition $ 1
Less: ACB 1,000,000
Capital Gain/(Loss) ($ 999,999)
Loss Denied 112(3) (100)
Revised Loss ($ 999,899)
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2012 TCC 123
Surplus Stripping Dr. Robert G.
MacDonald v. The Queen
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Facts
1) Taxpayer: Dr. operating his own private practice through a corporation (PC)
a) Wants to emigrate from Canada
b) No market for the shares
2) Sale of PC shares to brother-in-law (J.S.) a) In consideration for a note receivable
b) Resulting capital gain fully offset by capital losses
3) J.S. sells the PC shares to 601 Ltd. a) In consideration for a note receivable
4) Windup of PC
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Queen v. MacDonald
MacDonald
PC
HOLDCO
Brother-in-law
Cash= 375,500
MacDonald Loan 160,000
535,500
Sells PC shares for $525,500 Note
Transfers shares for
Note=$525,000-84.1 NA
Dividend=$535,500
Repays Note=$525,500
1
2
3
5 4
Repays Note$525,5000
6
Repays Loan=$160,000
Keeps Cash =$375,500
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Alleged Purpose of Series
To avoid double taxation: • Upon departure: deemed disposition in Canada
• U.S. would not recognize the increase in cost base Capital gain would again be taxed in the U.S.
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Reassessment
Primary reassessing position: subs. 84(2)
Secondary reassessing position: GAAR
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Subsection 84(2)
Where funds or property of a corporation resident in Canada have at any time after March 31, 1977 been distributed or otherwise appropriated in any manner whatever to or for the benefit of the shareholders of any class of shares in its capital stock, on the winding-up, discontinuance or reorganization of its business (…)
(…) a dividend shall be deemed to have been received at that time by each person who held any of the issued shares at that time (…)
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Words Judge’s Interpretation
property of a corporation • The property that the Appellant
received is a promissory note
from J.S. That is not corporate
property.
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Subsection 84(2)
Where funds or property of a corporation resident in Canada have at any time after March 31, 1977 been distributed or otherwise appropriated in any manner whatever to or for the benefit of the shareholders of any class of shares in its capital stock, on the winding-up, discontinuance or reorganization of its business (…)
(…) a dividend shall be deemed to have been received at that time by each person who held any of the issued shares at that time (…)
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Words Judge’s Interpretation
property of a corporation
to or for the benefit of the shareholders (…) by each person who held any of the issued shares at that time
• The property that the Appellant
received is a promissory note
from J.S. That is not PC property.
• The shareholder at that time was
601 Ltd.
• At law, there really should be no
dispute that the Appellant received
the PC funds qua creditor
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Subsection 84(2)
Where funds or property of a corporation resident in Canada have at any time after March 31, 1977 been distributed or otherwise appropriated in any manner whatever to or for the benefit of the shareholders of any class of shares in its capital stock, on the winding-up, discontinuance or reorganization of its business (…)
(…) a dividend shall be deemed to have been received at that time by each person who held any of the issued shares at that time (…)
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Words Judge’s Interpretation
property of a corporation
to or for the benefit of the shareholders (…) by each person who held any of the issued shares at that time
distributed (…) in any manner whatever
• The property that the Appellant
received is a promissory note from
J.S. That is not PC property.
• The shareholder at that time was 601
Ltd.
• At law, there really should be no
dispute that the Appellant received the
PC funds qua creditor
• The express language of "in any
manner whatever" does not redirect to
whom the dividend was paid.
• It is the manner of effecting the
distribution to the shareholder
• Any manner of distribution to 601 Ltd.
other than as a dividend would,
pursuant to subsection 84(2), result in
601 Ltd. being deemed to have
received a dividend
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Subsection 84(2) – Cont’d
Comparison to RMM:
• Per Bowman: The status of creditor was inextricably bound to the distribution qua shareholder.
• Per Judge: RMM stands in contrast of McNichol, where 84(2) was said not to apply. Justice Bonner applied the language of subsection 84(2)
strictly in finding that it did not apply.
Correct approach is to look to section 245 when subsection 84(2) does not apply on a strict construction of its language
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GAAR
Tax benefit: • The use of the capital losses is the only actual tax
benefit in this case
• Issue of the case is then: Objectives and policies of the Act that relate to the limited
use of capital losses
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GAAR
Avoidance transaction: • No need to analyse series.
• Given tax benefit identified: the sale of the PC shares to J.S. is, in itself, an avoidance transaction
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GAAR
Misuse and abuse: • Analysis must focus on tax benefit identified: the
utilization of the capital losses
• Sections of the Act 84(2) cannot be said to have anything to do with a purpose in
the Act to prevent capital losses from sheltering income
Real question: was section 3 abused? • Triggering capital gains to utilize capital losses is not
discouraged by the Act in any way
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Other Comments Made by Judge – Obiter (?)
1) Post-mortem “pipeline” planning
2) GAAR: Abuse in avoiding dividend treatment?
3) GAAR: Tax avoidance from lack of integration
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1) Pipeline Transactions
Judge argued that result of series is the same as result achieved in a “pipeline” transaction
• Conversion of dividend treatment to capital gain treatment
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No Pipeline Pipeline
1. Situation
An individual owns the shares of a corporation
2. On death
• Deemed disposal = CG
• Subsequent windup of
corporation: deemed
dividend
• Ensuing capital loss
from disposition of
corporation
• Deemed disposal = CG
• Sale to Holdco in
exchange for a note
• Liquidating dividend
paid. Surpluses are
therefore used to repay
note
3. Net impact • Dividend treatment • Capital gain treatment
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2) GAAR: Abuse in avoiding dividend treatment?
It is a position that does not expressly identify a tax benefit
It would require that subsection 84(2) be found to operate beyond its express language.
• Judge found to the contrary.
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3) GAAR: Lack of Integration
The tax avoidance and tax benefit resulting from a lack of integration in this case is systemic
Neither subsection 84(2) nor GAAR can be used to fill a gap between two approaches to taxing an individual shareholder's realization of accumulated after-tax funds in a company.
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Loss purchase transaction
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Current structure
Assets Assets
Lossco SIFT
Unitholders
Shareholders
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Newco created
Assets Assets
Lossco SIFT
Unitholders
Shareholders
Newco
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Lossco assets to Newco
Assets Assets
Lossco SIFT
Unitholders
Shareholders
Newco
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SIFT units exchanged for Lossco shares
Assets
Assets
Lossco
SIFT
Unitholders
Shareholders
Newco
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Lossco shares exchanged for Newco Shares
Assets
Assets
Lossco
SIFT
Unitholders
Shareholders
Newco
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SIFT wound up
Assets
Assets
Lossco
Unitholders
Shareholders
Newco
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The end