12 April 2016 External T.I. 2015-0595461E5 - Australian Super Fund & T1135 -- summary under Exempt Trust

An Australian Superannuation Fund (or “Super Fund”) is a government-regulated trust that has been registered and approved by the Australian Government and is funded by contributions from employers and individuals over their working lives in order to provide retirement incomes. As the investment earnings within the Super Fund are subject to Australian tax (of 15%, or 10% on capital gains), it does not qualify as an “exempt trust,” so that a Canadian beneficiary’s interest is considered to be specified foreign property, and the individual is required to file T1135s reporting inter alia the “cost amount” of the individual’s interest in the fund.