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Jun 21, 2023 · Canada’s enhanced mandatory disclosure rules are a set of reporting requirements which received royal assent on June 22, 2023. Enhancements to the rules align with international best practices and aim to better provide the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) with information to respond to tax risks.
Mall cards (e.g. Eaton Centre gift card) will be covered by the expiry date ban and the new disclosure rules. However, these cards can temporarily maintain their current fee structure while the provincial government examines options on how to best regulate these types of cards.
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On April 20, 2023, the federal government tabled Bill C‑471, which includes the legislation to implement revised and expanded disclosure rules relating to tax avoidance transactions and uncertain tax treatments, commonly referred to as the mandatory disclosure rules (MDR). These measures were initially announced in the 2021 federal budget, with dra...
Notifiable transactions
Bill C‑47 introduces a requirement to file a prescribed information return for a new category of specific transactions (known as “notifiable transactions'') that have been designated by the Minister of National Revenue, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. Taxpayers, advisers and promoters will be required to report a transaction or series of transactions that is the same as, or substantially similar to, a “designated” transaction or series of transactions. Transactions will be co...
Uncertain tax treatments
Bill C‑47 also introduces a requirement to disclose “uncertain tax treatments.” The rules will require a corporate taxpayer that meets all of the following conditions to annually report particular uncertain tax treatments: 1. the corporation is required to file a Canadian income tax return, and has at least $50 million in assets at the end of the relevant taxation year 2. the corporation, or a group of which the corporation is a member, has audited financial statements prepared in accordance...
Assessment limitation period
In addition to direct financial penalties, all three MDR regimes extend the reassessment period for any transaction, including an uncertain tax treatment, until three or four years (depending on the type of taxpayer) after all applicable reporting requirements have been complied with. In the context of the reportable and notifiable transactions regimes, this would seem to imply that a non-filing by an adviser or promoter in respect of a relevant transaction could impact the taxpayer’s tax sit...
With royal assent of Bill C‑47 expected in June 2023, taxpayers, advisers and promoters should start complying with these new rules very soon. Unfortunately, many interpretive uncertainties remain unresolved, most particularly with respect to how the rules apply to transactions before the designation date of a notifiable transaction and the intende...
The following document is intended to provide guidance regarding the CRA’s approach to the application of the mandatory disclosure rules. The mandatory disclosure rules include revisions to the existing rules related to reportable transactions.
Feb 1, 2024 · Canada’s mandatory disclosure rules were significantly expanded in 2023. Three separate regimes comprise the rules: reportable transactions, notifiable transactions and reportable uncertain tax treatments (RUTT). Read below for a brief overview of each, as well as related procedural and penalty rules.
Nov 30, 2023 · These new disclosure requirements expand the Income Tax Act (Canada)’s reportable transaction rules, while at the same time reducing the reporting deadline and introducing new related penalties.
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Oct 18, 2023 · The expanded mandatory disclosure rules that came into effect on June 22, 2023 capture a broad range of business transactions and impose reporting obligations on taxpayers, advisors, and promoters alike. 1 These rules require reporting of: (1) reportable transactions, (2) notifiable transactions, and (3) uncertain tax treatments.
