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Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 (S.C. 2019, c. 29)

Assented to 2019-06-21

PART 1Income Tax Act and Other Legislation (continued)

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

  •  (1) Subsection 163(2) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (c.5):

    • (c.6) the amount, if any, by which

      • (i) the total of all amounts each of which is an amount that would be deemed by subsection 122.91(1) to have been paid on account of the person’s tax payable under this Part for the year if those amounts were calculated by reference to the information provided in the return

      exceeds

      • (ii) the total of all amounts each of which is an amount that is deemed by subsection 122.91(1) to be a payment on account of the person’s tax payable under this Part for the taxation year,

  • (2) Subsection 163(2) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (f), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (g) and by adding the following after paragraph (g):

    • (h) the amount, if any, by which

      • (i) the amount that would be deemed by subsection 125.6(2) to have been paid for the year by the person if that amount were calculated by reference to the information provided in the return filed for the year pursuant to that subsection

      exceeds

      • (ii) the amount that is deemed by that subsection to be paid for the year by the person.

  • (3) Subsections (1) and (2) are deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2019.

  •  (1) Subparagraph 164(1)(a)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (ii) before sending the notice of assessment for the year, where the taxpayer is a qualified corporation (as defined in subsection 125.4(1)), an eligible production corporation (as defined in subsection 125.5(1)) or a qualifying journalism organization (as defined in subsection 125.6(1)) and an amount is deemed under subsection 125.4(3), 125.5(3) or 125.6(2) to have been paid on account of its tax payable under this Part for the year, refund all or part of any amount claimed in the return as an overpayment for the year, not exceeding the total of those amounts so deemed to have been paid, and

  • (2) Subsection (1) is deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2019.

  •  (1) Paragraph 168(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (c) in the case of a registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization, fails to file an information return as and when required under this Act or a regulation;

  • (2) Paragraph 168(1)(f) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (f) in the case of a registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization, accepts a gift the granting of which was expressly or implicitly conditional on the association or organization making a gift to another person, club, society, association or organization.

  • (3) The portion of subsection 168(2) of the Act before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Revocation of registration

      (2) If the Minister gives notice under subsection (1) to a registered charity, to a registered Canadian amateur athletic association or to a registered journalism organization,

      • (a) if it has applied to the Minister in writing for the revocation of its registration, the Minister shall, forthwith after the mailing of the notice, publish a copy of the notice in the Canada Gazette, and on that publication of a copy of the notice, the registration is revoked; and

  • (4) The portion of subsection 168(2) of the English version of the Act after paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    • (b) in any other case, the Minister may, after the expiration of 30 days from the day of mailing of the notice, or after the expiration of such extended period from the day of mailing of the notice as the Federal Court of Appeal or a judge of that Court, on application made at any time before the determination of any appeal pursuant to subsection 172(3) from the giving of the notice, may fix or allow, publish a copy of the notice in the Canada Gazette, and on that publication of a copy of the notice, the registration is revoked.

  • (5) Paragraph 168(4)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (c) in the case of a person described in any of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) and paragraph (b.1) of the definition qualified donee in subsection 149.1(1), that is or was registered by the Minister as a qualified donee or is an applicant for such registration, it objects to a notice under any of subsections (1) and 149.1(4.3) and (22).

  • (6) Subsections (1) to (5) come into force on January 1, 2020.

  •  (1) Paragraph 172(3)(a.2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (a.2) confirms a proposal or decision in respect of which a notice was issued under any of subsections 149.1(4.3) and (22) and 168(1) by the Minister, to a person that is a person described in any of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) and paragraph (b.1) of the definition qualified donee in subsection 149.1(1) that is or was registered by the Minister as a qualified donee or is an applicant for such registration, or does not confirm or vacate that proposal or decision within 90 days after service of a notice of objection by the person under subsection 168(4) in respect of that proposal or decision,

  • (2) Subsection (1) comes into force on January 1, 2020.

  •  (1) Subsections 188.1(6) to (9) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Failure to file information returns

      (6) Every registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association and registered journalism organization that fails to file a return for a taxation year as and when required by subsection 149.1(14) or (14.1) is liable to a penalty equal to $500.

    • Marginal note:Incorrect information

      (7) Except where subsection (8) or (9) applies, every registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association and registered journalism organization that issues, in a taxation year, a receipt for a gift otherwise than in accordance with this Act and the regulations is liable for the taxation year to a penalty equal to 5% of the amount reported on the receipt as representing the amount in respect of which a taxpayer may claim a deduction under subsection 110.1(1) or a credit under subsection 118.1(3).

    • Marginal note:Increased penalty for subsequent assessment

      (8) Except where subsection (9) applies, if the Minister has, less than five years before a particular time, assessed a penalty under subsection (7) or this subsection for a taxation year of a registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization and, after that assessment and in a subsequent taxation year, it issues, at the particular time, a receipt for a gift otherwise than in accordance with this Act and the regulations, it is liable for the subsequent taxation year to a penalty equal to 10% of the amount reported on the receipt as representing the amount in respect of which a taxpayer may claim a deduction under subsection 110.1(1) or a credit under subsection 118.1(3).

    • Marginal note:False information

      (9) If at any time a person makes or furnishes, participates in the making of or causes another person to make or furnish a statement that the person knows, or would reasonably be expected to know but for circumstances amounting to culpable conduct (as defined in subsection 163.2(1)), is a false statement (as defined in subsection 163.2(1)) on a receipt issued by, on behalf of or in the name of another person for the purposes of subsection 110.1(2) or 118.1(2), the person (or, where the person is an officer, employee, official or agent of a registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization, the charity, association or organization) is liable for their taxation year that includes that time to a penalty equal to 125% of the amount reported on the receipt as representing the amount in respect of which a taxpayer may claim a deduction under subsection 110.1(1) or a credit under subsection 118.1(3).

  • (2) Subsection (1) comes into force on January 1, 2020.

  •  (1) The portion of subsection 188.2(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Notice of suspension with assessment

    • 188.2 (1) The Minister shall, with an assessment referred to in this subsection, give notice by registered mail to a registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization that its authority to issue an official receipt referred to in Part XXXV of the Income Tax Regulations is suspended for one year from the day that is seven days after the day on which the notice is mailed, if the Minister has assessed the charity, association or organization for a taxation year for

  • (2) Subsection 188.2(2.1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Suspension – failure to report

      (2.1) If a registered charity, a registered Canadian amateur athletic association or a registered journalism organization fails to report information that is required to be included in a return filed under subsection 149.1(14) or (14.1), the Minister may give notice by registered mail to the charity, association or organization that its authority to issue an official receipt referred to in Part XXXV of the Income Tax Regulations is suspended from the day that is seven days after the day on which the notice is mailed until such time as the Minister notifies the charity, association or organization that the Minister has received the required information in prescribed form.

  • (3) Subsections (1) and (2) come into force on January 1, 2020.

 

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