Tax Elective 3 Flashcards

1
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What should you do before a sale of shares?

A

Pay out CDA and RDTOH

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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? Goodwill

A

Asset

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3
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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? LCGE on shares

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Share

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4
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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? Carry forwards

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Share

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5
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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? No Real Est. Taxes

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Share

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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? CG - 1/2 taxable

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Share

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7
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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? Bump Asset Values

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Asset

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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? No reassess.

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Asset

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9
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Benefit of Share sale or Asset sale? Seller gets losses on assets

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Asset

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10
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Where can infor on Qualified farming property be found?

A

T4003 Farming Income

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11
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CNIL is calculated as

A

accumulated investment expenses that have

exceeded investment income

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12
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How much does the RRSP limit increase on earned income?

A

18%

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13
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What is the maximum RRSP contribution for 2015?

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24 930

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14
Q

Why mix dividends and salaries?

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To cover personal tax credits.

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15
Q

What are four good reasons to incorporate?

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Limited Liability - Tax Reduction

- Tax Deferral - Income Splitting - LCGE - Type of Income - Estate Planning

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16
Q

Who does splitting income not work with?

A

Children

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17
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How should one transfer assets to a related party?

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As a gift or at fair market value.

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18
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Why should assets be transferred at FMV to a related party?

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To avoid double taxation.

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19
Q

What are the POD and ACB of a gift?

A

Fair Market Value

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20
Q

What is the inclusion rate on CEC expenditures?

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75 percent

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21
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What is the allowed deduction for CEC?

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7 percent per year of balance

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22
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What is the implication of corps being related?

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Transactions are non arms length.

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23
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What is the implication of individuals and corps being affiliated?

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Capital losses are denied (ACB is added to FMV) on transfers

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24
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What is the implication of corps being affiliated?

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Capital losses are denied until disposition occurs by tranferee

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What are the terminal loss implications when parties are affiliated?
Terminal loss is on hold until disposition to non-affiliated party.
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Taxable Capital is:
Retained earnings + long term debt + share capital + overdraft
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What is a personal service business?
Salary or wages earned by a corporation.
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When is SPECIFIED INVESTMENT BUSINESS active income?
Employs MORE than 5 full time employees (or the work of that many people is contracted out)
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Is personal service business active or passive income?
Passive.
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When does the SBD get reduced?
When taxable capital is greater than $10,000,000
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What qualifies small business shares?
1- Held for 24 months 2- 90% of assets used in active business (50% in last 24 mos.)
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What is eligible for the capital gains exemption?
QSBS & Qualified Farm & Fishing Property
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ABIL stands for
Allowable Business Investment loss
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A business investment loss is from:
Arms length disposition of Sbshares or owed debt
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ABIL can reduce which type of income?
All
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ABIL is what percentage of BIL ?
50%
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Carry forward after 2003 for an ABIL is?
10 years
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What happens after an ABIL loss expires?
Turned to a net capital loss and carried forward indefinitely.
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What part of the year must a CCPC be a CCPC to get the SBD?
Throughout the year.
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How many levels of relations are considered related?
Immediate and in-laws.
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What happens to the connecting corp if it opts out of the triangle association?
It loses its right to a SBD
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Implications of related vs. associated?
Arms length vs. SBD sharing
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Election for Canadian Securities
Elect dispositions to be treated as capital loss (all in that year)
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Prescribed Auto Rate
55 for first 5000 and 49 after
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Corp Tax Treatment: Auto above prescr rate?
Added back
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Corp Tax Treatment: Prepaid expenses
for next years Services added back
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Corp Tax Treatment: Club dues & rec facilities
Added back
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Corp Tax Treatment: Bonuses not paid
Added back if not paid after 180 days
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Corp Tax Treatment: Contingencies
Added back (eg Warranty & lawsuits)
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Corp Tax Treatment: Foreign media directed at CDNs
Added back
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Corp Tax Treatment: Life Insurance not as financing collateral
Added back
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Corp Tax Treatment: Bad Debt
Direct write off only
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Corp Tax Treatment: Legal and issue cost of shares
1/5 can be deducted
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Corp Tax Treatment: Unrealized or impairment losses
non deductible
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Corp Tax Treatment: Vacant Land
Interest & property taxes only up to Revenue
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Corp Tax Treatment: Conventions
Up to 2 per year (usually)
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Reserve: Includes what two items
Property & Lengthy (instalment) receivables
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Does the UCC balance ever expire?
No
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Lower of cost and proceeds applies to what?
CCA
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Which classes does the 1/2 yr rule not apply to?
Class 14 & 52 & Some 12
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What is class 12?
Tools, utensils, and kitchen items.
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What is class 14?
Franchise fees, license and patents.
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Class & Rate: Equipment & Furniture
8 - 20%
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Class & Rate: Residential Buildings
1 - 4% (separate classes for rentals over 50,000)
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Class & Rate: Commercial Buildings
1 - 10%
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Class & Rate: Passenger vehicle
10 - 30%
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Class & Rate: Non passenger vehicle
10 - 30%
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Class & Rate: Vehicles over 30k
10.1 - 30% (No TL or Recap | 50% CCA final year |Sep Classes)
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Class & Rate: Leasehold Improvements
13 - Straight Line over Lease + 1st Renewal
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Class & Rate: Franchise Fees
14 - Straight line DAYS of useful life
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Class & Rate: Parking Lot
17 - 8%
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Class 29 & 43?
Manufacturing Equipments (30 - 50%)
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Section 85 - What if an asset's fmv is less than its tax value
then just sell it to the corp at fmv and get the loss.