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Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 (S.C. 2018, c. 12)

Assented to 2018-06-21

PART 1Amendments to the Income Tax Act and to Related Legislation (continued)

R.S., c. 1 (5th Supp.)Income Tax Act (continued)

  •  (1) Clauses 110(1)(f)(v)(A) and (B) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • (A) the employment income earned by the taxpayer as a member of the Canadian Forces, or as a police officer, while serving on a deployed international operational mission (as determined by the Minister of National Defence or by a person designated by that Minister), and

    • (B) the employment income that would have been so earned by the taxpayer if the taxpayer had been paid at the maximum rate of pay that applied, from time to time during the mission, to a Lieutenant-Colonel (General Service Officers) of the Canadian Forces,

  • (2) Subsection 110(1.3) of the Act is repealed.

  • (3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to the 2017 and subsequent taxation years.

  •  (1) The portion of subsection 117.1(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Annual adjustment

    • 117.1 (1) The amount of $1,000 referred to in the formula in paragraph 8(1)(s), each of the amounts expressed in dollars in subparagraph 6(1)(b)(v.1), subsection 117(2), the description of B in subsection 118(1), subsection 118(2), paragraph (a) of the description of B in subsection 118(10), subsection 118.01(2), the descriptions of C and F in subsection 118.2(1) and subsections 118.3(1), 122.5(3) and 122.51(1) and (2), the amount of $400,000 referred to in the formula in paragraph 110.6(2)(a), the amounts of $1,355 and $2,335 referred to in the description of A, and the amounts of $12,820 and $17,025 referred to in the description of B, in the formula in subsection 122.7(2), the amount of $700 referred to in the description of C, and the amounts of $24,111 and $36,483 referred to in the description of D, in the formula in subsection 122.7(3), and each of the amounts expressed in dollars in Part I.2 in relation to tax payable under this Part or Part I.2 for a taxation year shall be adjusted so that the amount to be used under those provisions for the year is the total of

  • (2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2019 and subsequent taxation years, except that the adjustment provided for in subsection 117.1(1) of the Act, as amended by subsection (1), does not apply for the 2019 taxation year in respect of the amounts of $1,355, $2,335, $12,820, $17,025, $700, $24,111 and $36,483.

  •  (1) The description of B in subsection 118(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    B
    is 15% of the amount, if any, by which the individual’s income for the year would exceed $25,921 if, in computing that income, no amount were included in respect of a gain from a disposition of property to which section 79 applies and no amount were deductible under paragraph 20(1)(ww).
  • (2) Paragraph (b) of the description of B in subsection 118(3) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph (i) and by replacing subparagraph (ii) with the following:

    • (ii) the total of all amounts received by the individual in the year on account of a retirement income security benefit under Part 2 of the Veterans Well-being Act, and

    • (iii) the total of all amounts received by the individual in the year on account of an income replacement benefit payable to the individual under Part 2 of the Veterans Well-being Act, if the amount is determined under subsection 19.1(1), paragraph 23(1)(b) or subsection 26.1(1) of that Act (as modified, where applicable, under Part 5 of that Act).

  • (3) Subsection 118(4) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a.1):

    • (a.2) a reference to income for a year is to be read as a reference to that income determined as if, in computing that income, no amount were deductible under paragraph 20(1)(ww);

  • (4) Subsections (1) and (3) apply to the 2018 and subsequent taxation years.

  • (5) Subsection (2) comes into force on April 1, 2019.

  •  (1) The portion of paragraph 118.2(2)(l) of the Act before subparagraph (ii) is replaced by the following:

    • (l) on behalf of the patient who is blind or profoundly deaf or has severe autism, severe diabetes, severe epilepsy, severe mental impairment or a severe and prolonged impairment that markedly restricts the use of the patient’s arms or legs,

      • (i) for an animal that is

        • (A) specially trained to

          • (I) in the case of severe mental impairment, perform specific tasks (excluding, for greater certainty, the provision of emotional support) that assist the patient in coping with the impairment, and

          • (II) in all other cases, assist the patient in coping with the impairment, and

        • (B) provided by a person or organization one of whose main purposes is such training of animals,

  • (2) Subsection (1) applies in respect of expenses incurred after 2017.

  •  (1) The definitions excluded amount and specified individual in subsection 120.4(1) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    excluded amount

    excluded amount, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, means an amount that is the individual’s income for the year from, or the individual’s taxable capital gain or profit for the year from the disposition of, a property to the extent that the amount

    • (a) if the individual has not attained the age of 24 years before the year, is from a property that was acquired by, or for the benefit of, the individual as a consequence of the death of a person who is

      • (i) a parent of the individual, or

      • (ii) any person, if the individual is

        • (A) enrolled as a full-time student during the year at a post-secondary educational institution (as defined in subsection 146.1(1)), or

        • (B) an individual in respect of whom an amount may be deducted under section 118.3 in computing a taxpayer’s tax payable under this Part for the year;

    • (b) is from a property acquired by the individual under a transfer described in subsection 160(4);

    • (c) is a taxable capital gain that arises because of subsection 70(5);

    • (d) is a taxable capital gain for the year from the disposition by the individual of property that is, at the time of the disposition, qualified farm or fishing property or qualified small business corporation shares (as those terms are defined in subsection 110.6(1)), unless the amount would be deemed to be a dividend under subsection 120.4(4) or (5) if this definition were read without reference to this paragraph;

    • (e) if the individual has attained the age of 17 years before the year, is

      • (i) not derived directly or indirectly from a related business in respect of the individual for the year, or

      • (ii) derived directly or indirectly from an excluded business of the individual for the year;

    • (f) if the individual has attained the age of 17 years but not the age of 24 years before the year, is

      • (i) a safe harbour capital return of the individual, or

      • (ii) a reasonable return in respect of the individual, having regard only to the contributions of arm’s length capital by the individual; or

    • (g) if the individual has attained the age of 24 years before the year, is

      • (i) income from, or a taxable capital gain from the disposition of, excluded shares of the individual, or

      • (ii) a reasonable return in respect of the individual. (montant exclu)

    specified individual

    specified individual, for a taxation year, means an individual (other than a trust) who

    • (a) is resident in Canada

      • (i) in the case where the individual dies in the year, immediately before the death, and

      • (ii) in any other case, at the end of the year; and

    • (b) if the individual has not attained the age of 17 years before the year, has a parent resident in Canada at any time in the year. (particulier déterminé)

  • (2) Subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition split income in subsection 120.4(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (ii) can reasonably be considered to be income derived directly or indirectly from

      • (A) one or more related businesses in respect of the individual for the year, or

      • (B) the rental of property by a particular partnership or trust, if a person who is related to the individual at any time in the year

        • (I) is actively engaged on a regular basis in the activities of the particular partnership or trust related to the rental of property, or

        • (II) in the case of a particular partnership, has an interest in the particular partnership directly or indirectly through one or more other partnerships,

  • (3) Clauses (c)(ii)(C) and (D) of the definition split income in subsection 120.4(1) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • (C) to be income derived directly or indirectly from one or more related businesses in respect of the individual for the year, or

    • (D) to be income derived from the rental of property by a particular partnership or trust, if a person who is related to the individual at any time in the year is actively engaged on a regular basis in the activities of the particular partnership or trust related to the rental of property,

  • (4) The definition split income in subsection 120.4(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (c):

    • (d) an amount included in computing the individual’s income for the year to the extent that the amount is in respect of a debt obligation that

      • (i) is of a corporation (other than a mutual fund corporation or a corporation shares of a class of the capital stock of which are listed on a designated stock exchange), partnership or trust (other than a mutual fund trust), and

      • (ii) is not

        • (A) described in paragraph (a) of the definition fully exempt interest in subsection 212(3),

        • (B) listed or traded on a public market, or

        • (C) a deposit, standing to the credit of the individual,

    • (e) an amount in respect of a property, to the extent that

      • (i) the amount

        • (A) is a taxable capital gain, or a profit, of the individual for the year from the disposition after 2017 of the property, or

        • (B) is included under subsection 104(13) or 105(2) in computing the individual’s income for the year and can reasonably be considered to be attributable to a taxable capital gain, or a profit, of any person or partnership for the year from the disposition after 2017 of the property, and

      • (ii) the property is

        • (A) a share of the capital stock of a corporation (other than a share of a class listed on a designated stock exchange or a share of the capital stock of a mutual fund corporation), or

        • (B) a property in respect of which the following conditions are met:

          • (I) the property is

            1 an interest in a partnership,

            2 an interest as a beneficiary under a trust (other than a mutual fund trust or a trust that is deemed to be in existence by subsection 143(1)), or

            3 a debt obligation (other than a debt obligation described in any of clauses (d)(ii)(A) to (C)), and

          • (II) either

            1 in respect of the property an amount is included in the individual’s split income for the year or an earlier taxation year, or

            2 all or any part of the fair market value of the property, immediately before the disposition referred to in clause (i)(A) or (B), as the case may be, is derived, directly or indirectly, from a share described in clause (A). (revenu fractionné)

  • (5) Subsection 120.4(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

    arm’s length capital

    arm’s length capital, of a specified individual, means property of the individual if the property, or property for which it is a substitute, was not

    • (a) acquired as income from, or a taxable capital gain or profit from the disposition of, another property that was derived directly or indirectly from a related business in respect of the specified individual;

    • (b) borrowed by the specified individual under a loan or other indebtedness; or

    • (c) transferred, directly or indirectly by any means whatever, to the specified individual from a person who was related to the specified individual (other than as a consequence of the death of a person). (capital indépendant)

    excluded business

    excluded business, of a specified individual for a taxation year, means a business if the specified individual is actively engaged on a regular, continuous and substantial basis in the activities of the business in either

    • (a) the taxation year, except in respect of an amount described in paragraph (e) of the definition split income; or

    • (b) any five prior taxation years of the specified individual. (entreprise exclue)

    excluded shares

    excluded shares, of a specified individual at any time, means shares of the capital stock of a corporation owned by the specified individual if

    • (a) the following conditions are met:

      • (i) less than 90% of the business income of the corporation for the last taxation year of the corporation that ends at or before that time (or, if no such taxation year exists, for the taxation year of the corporation that includes that time) was from the provision of services, and

      • (ii) the corporation is not a professional corporation;

    • (b) immediately before that time, the specified individual owns shares of the capital stock of the corporation that

      • (i) give the holders thereof 10% or more of the votes that could be cast at an annual meeting of the shareholders of the corporation, and

      • (ii) have a fair market value of 10% or more of the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation; and

    • (c) all or substantially all of the income of the corporation for the relevant taxation year in subparagraph (a)(i) is income that is not derived, directly or indirectly, from one or more related businesses in respect of the specified individual other than a business of the corporation. (actions exclues)

    reasonable return

    reasonable return, in respect of a specified individual for a taxation year, means a particular amount derived directly or indirectly from a related business in respect of the specified individual that

    • (a) would, if this subsection were read without reference to subparagraph (f)(ii) or (g)(ii) of the definition excluded amount, be an amount described in the definition split income in respect of the specified individual for the year; and

    • (b) is reasonable having regard to the following factors relating to the relative contributions of the specified individual, and each source individual in respect of the specified individual, in respect of the related business:

      • (i) the work they performed in support of the related business,

      • (ii) the property they contributed, directly or indirectly, in support of the related business,

      • (iii) the risks they assumed in respect of the related business,

      • (iv) the total of all amounts that were paid or that became payable, directly or indirectly, by any person or partnership to, or for the benefit of, them in respect of the related business, and

      • (v) such other factors as may be relevant. (rendement raisonnable)

    related business

    related business, in respect of a specified individual for a taxation year, means

    • (a) a business carried on by

      • (i) a source individual in respect of the specified individual at any time in the year, or

      • (ii) a partnership, corporation or trust if a source individual in respect of the specified individual at any time in the year is actively engaged on a regular basis in the activities of the partnership, corporation or trust related to earning income from the business;

    • (b) a business of a particular partnership, if a source individual in respect of the specified individual at any time in the year has an interest — including directly or indirectly — in the particular partnership; and

    • (c) a business of a corporation, if the following conditions are met at any time in the year:

      • (i) a source individual in respect of the specified individual owns

        • (A) shares of the capital stock of the corporation, or

        • (B) property that derives, directly or indirectly, all or part of its fair market value from shares of the capital stock of the corporation, and

      • (ii) it is the case that

        0.1A ≤ B + C

        where

        A
        is the total fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation,
        B
        is the total fair market value of property described in clause (i)(A), and
        C
        is the portion of the total fair market value of property described in clause (i)(B) that is derived from shares of the capital stock of the corporation. (entreprise liée)
    safe harbour capital return

    safe harbour capital return, of a specified individual for a taxation year, means an amount that does not exceed the amount determined by the formula

    A × B

    where

    A
    is the rate equal to the highest rate of interest prescribed under paragraph 4301(c) of the Income Tax Regulations in effect for a quarter in the year; and
    B
    is the total of all amounts each of which is determined by the formula

    C × D/E

    where

    C
    is the fair market value of property contributed by the specified individual in support of a related business at the time it was contributed,
    D
    is the number of days in the year that the property (or property substituted for it) is used in support of the related business and has not directly or indirectly, in any manner whatever, been returned to the specified individual, and
    E
    is the number of days in the year. (rendement exonéré)
    source individual

    source individual, in respect of a specified individual for a taxation year, means an individual (other than a trust) who, at any time in the year, is

    • (a) resident in Canada; and

    • (b) related to the specified individual. (particulier source)

  • (6) Section 120.4 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

    • Marginal note:Additional rules — specified individual

      (1.1) For the purpose of applying this section in respect of a specified individual in respect of a taxation year,

      • (a) an individual is deemed to be actively engaged on a regular, continuous and substantial basis in the activities of a business in a taxation year of the individual if the individual works in the business at least an average of 20 hours per week during the portion of the year in which the business operates;

      • (b) if an amount would — if this section were read without reference to this paragraph — be split income of a specified individual who has attained the age of 17 years before the year in respect of a property, and that property was acquired by, or for the benefit of, the specified individual as a consequence of the death of another person, then

        • (i) for the purpose of applying paragraph (b) of the definition reasonable return in subsection (1), to the extent that the particular amount referred to in that paragraph is in respect of the property, then the factors referred to in that paragraph in respect of the other person are to be included for the purpose of determining a reasonable return in respect of the individual,

        • (ii) for the purposes of this subparagraph and the definition excluded business in subsection (1), if the other person was actively engaged on a regular, substantial and continuous basis in the activities of a business throughout five previous taxation years, then the individual is deemed to have been actively engaged on a regular, substantial and continuous basis in the business throughout those five years, and

        • (iii) for the purpose of applying paragraph (g) of the definition excluded amount in subsection (1) in respect of that property, the individual is deemed to have attained the age of 24 years before the year if the other person had attained the age of 24 years before the year;

      • (c) an amount that is a specified individual’s income for a taxation year from, or the specified individual’s taxable capital gain or profit for the year from the disposition of, a property is deemed to be an excluded amount in respect of the specified individual for the taxation year if

        • (i) the following conditions are met:

          • (A) the amount would be an excluded amount in respect of the specified individual’s spouse or common-law partner for the year, if the amount were included in computing the spouse or common-law partner’s income for the year, and

          • (B) the spouse or common law partner has attained the age of 64 years before the year, or

        • (ii) the amount would have been an excluded amount in respect of an individual who was, immediately before their death, the specified individual’s spouse or common-law partner, if the amount were included in computing the spouse or common-law partner’s income for their last taxation year (determined as if this section applies in respect of that year);

      • (d) for greater certainty, an amount derived directly or indirectly from a business includes

        • (i) an amount that

          • (A) is derived from the provision of property or services to, or in support of, the business, or

          • (B) arises in connection with the ownership or disposition of an interest in the person or partnership carrying on the business, and

        • (ii) an amount derived from an amount described in this paragraph; and

      • (e) for the purposes of this section, an individual is deemed not to be related to their spouse or common-law partner at any time in a year if, at the end of the year, the individual is living separate and apart from their spouse or common-law partner because of a breakdown of their marriage or common-law partnership.

  • (7) Subsections 120.4(3) to (5) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Tax payable by a specified individual

      (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if an individual is a specified individual for a taxation year, the individual’s tax payable under this Part for the year shall not be less than the amount by which the amount added under subsection (2) to the individual’s tax payable under this Part for the year exceeds the amount determined by the formula

      A + B

      where

      A
      is the amount deducted under section 118.3 in computing the individual’s tax payable under this Part for the year; and
      B
      is the total of all amounts each of which is the amount that
      • (a) may be deducted under section 121 or 126 in computing the individual’s tax payable under this Part for the year, and

      • (b) can reasonably be considered to be in respect of an amount included in computing the individual’s split income for the year.

    • Marginal note:Taxable capital gain

      (4) If a specified individual who has not attained the age of 17 years before a taxation year would have for the taxation year, if this Act were read without reference to this section, a taxable capital gain (other than an excluded amount) from a disposition of shares (other than shares of a class listed on a designated stock exchange or shares of a mutual fund corporation) that are transferred, either directly or indirectly, in any manner whatever, to a person with whom the specified individual does not deal at arm’s length, then the amount of that taxable capital gain is deemed not to be a taxable capital gain and twice the amount is deemed to be received by the specified individual in the year as a taxable dividend that is not an eligible dividend.

    • Marginal note:Taxable capital gain of trust

      (5) If a specified individual who has not attained the age of 17 years before a the taxation year would be, if this Act were read without reference to this section, required under subsection 104(13) or 105(2) to include an amount in computing the specified individual’s income for the taxation year, then to the extent that the amount can reasonably be considered to be attributable to a taxable capital gain (other than an excluded amount) of a trust from a disposition of shares (other than shares of a class listed on a designated stock exchange or shares of a mutual fund corporation) that are transferred, either directly or indirectly, in any manner whatever, to a person with whom the specified individual does not deal at arm’s length, subsections 104(13) and 105(2) do not apply in respect of the amount and twice the amount is deemed to be received by the specified individual in the year as a taxable dividend that is not an eligible dividend.

  • (8) Subsections (1) to (7) apply to the 2018 and subsequent taxation years. For the 2018 taxation year, the portion of paragraph (b) of the definition excluded shares in subsection 120.4(1) of the Act before subparagraph (i), as enacted by subsection (5), is to be read as follows:

    • (b) immediately before that time or the end of 2018, the shares

 

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