CGA-CANADA
ADVANCED PERSONAL & CORPORATE TAXATION [TX2] EXAMINATION
June 2009
Marks
Time: 4 Hours
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This examination is based on the Canadian Income Tax Act (ITA) and its Regulations consolidated to July 2008.
To clarify your answers, you may reference them to the applicable provisions of the ITA and its Regulations (except for Question 1, which is a multiple-choice question).
Round all calculations to the nearest dollar.
All calculations must be shown in an orderly manner to obtain full marks.
Question 1
Select the best answer for each of the following unrelated items. Answer each of these items in your examination booklet by giving the number of your choice. For example, if the best answer
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Adam sold his shares of Music Inc. to Bluenote Inc., a corporation wholly owned by his son-in-law, for $1,250,000 cash. Adam owned 75% of the shares of Music. Adam’s shares had a paid-up capital of
$7,500 and an adjusted cost base of $100,000. Adam had acquired them from a person with whom he dealt at arm’s length, and the selling price of $1,250,000 is the fair market value of the shares at the time of the sale. What are Adam’s tax consequences on the share sale?
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A taxable capital gain of $575,000
A taxable capital gain of $587,500
A deemed dividend of $1,150,000
A deemed dividend of $1,242,500 and a deductible capital loss of $46,250
h. Extravagance Inc. is a Canadian private corporation that carries on, for tax purposes, a specified investment business. Its shareholders are Marie, her common-law partner, and their child, aged 10.
Each of them holds a 1/3 interest. In 2007, Marie, who has a large income, made an interest-free loan of $1,500,000 to the corporation so that it could make investments and so that she could thereby reduce her personal income. This amount is still unpaid on December 31, 2008. What are the tax consequences of the loan for Marie in 2008? If necessary, assume a prescribed interest rate of 4%.
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There are no tax consequences for Marie.
Marie must include $20,000 in her income for 2008.
Marie must include $40,000 in her income for 2008.
Marie
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