Canada Revenue Agency

Canada Revenue Agency Responds to TEI’s Questions from 2016 and 2017 Commodity Tax Liaison Meetings

On November 15, 2016 and December 5, 2017, a delegation of Canadian Commodity Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency. The Canada Revenue Agency has issued their responses to TEI’s commodity tax liaison meeting questions, which cover a range of important tax law, policy, and administration issues.

TEI Comments on Canadian Draft Income Tax Legislative Proposals

On September 10, 2018, TEI submitted comments to the Department of Finance Canada concerning two of the draft income tax legislative proposals that were released for public consultation on July 27, 2018.

TEI Comments on Proposed Change to Canada’s Foreign Affiliate Reporting Requirements

On May 1, 2018, TEI submitted comments to the Canadian Department of Finance concerning the government’s proposed change to the filing deadline for Form T1134, Information Return Relating to Controlled and Not-Controlled Foreign Affiliates. TEI’s comments, reprinted below, were prepared by a cross-industry working group of Canadian Income Tax Committee members under the leadership of Sue Wooles.

Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance Respond to TEI’s Questions from December 2017 Liaison Meetings

On December 5–6, 2017, a delegation of Canadian Income Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance.

TEI Holds 2017 Liaison Meetings with Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance

On December 5–6, 2017, a delegation of Canadian Income Tax Committee and Canadian Commodity Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance.

TEI Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to the Canada Revenue Agency’s Voluntary Disclosures Program

In July 2017, a diverse working group comprising members of the Canadian Income Tax Committee and Canadian Commodity Tax Committee coalesced to produce responsive comments to the Canada Revenue Agency’s proposed changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program.

TEI Comments on Standards for Valuing the Personal Use of Corporate Aircraft

On February 10, 2017, TEI submitted comments to the Canada Revenue Agency suggesting how it should formalize its procedures for valuing an employee’s personal use of the employer’s corporate aircraft. The comments generally suggest that such valuation should be made by comparison to the highest available commercial airfare for a comparable itinerary because such a standard would be predictable, neutral among taxpayers, and simple to administer.

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CRA and Finance Responds to Questions TEI Posed at November 2016 Liaison Meeting

On November 15 and 16, 2016, members of TEI’s Canadian Income Tax Committee met with members of the Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance Canada to discuss various tax administrative and enforcement issues. CRA and Finance have provided TEI with responses to the questions posed.

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TEI Suggests Changes to CRA on Regulation 102 and Form RC473

On March 17, 2016, TEI submitted a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency recommending certain changes to paperwork requirements surrounding Regulation 102, specifically to Form RC473. The letter discusses concerns that taxpayers might have with completing that form, as well as other requirements that might be counterproductive toward encouraging taxpayer compliance with Regulation 102.

TEI's Canadian Income Tax Committee prepared this letter. Grant Lee chairs the Committee, and TEI Tax Counsel John Schoenecker coordinated the preparation of TEI's comments

TEI Requests CRA Include Employer-Provided Gift Cards in Policy of Not Including Value of Small Gifts as Income to Employees

On February 9, 2016, TEI submitted a letter to the Canadian Revenue Agency recommending that certain employer-provided gift cards be included in the CRA's policy of not including small employer-provided gifts as income to employees. The letter discusses why including gift cards into this policy increases choices for recipient employees and maintains the policy’s purpose of reducing the administrative burdens on employers who would otherwise have to track the value of such gift cards for tax purposes.