Are the T5003 "Tax Shelter Information" return and the T5003 "Statement of Tax Shelter Information" slips considered to be separate information returns and, if so, does s. 162(7) apply to the T5003 summary return while s. 162(7.01) applies to the slips? The Directorate first stated:
Although the T5003 "Tax Shelter Information Return" and the T5003 "Statement of Tax Shelter Information" slips are considered interdependent … each summary and slip is a separate information return.
It then noted that s. 162(7) applies to a person who fails to file an information return, s. 162(7.01) is directed at a person who files an information return late and s. 162(7.02) is directed at a person who fails to comply with the form and format for filing an information return in electronic form. The Directorate then stated:
[T]he above subsections apply to both the T5003 summary returns and the T5003 slips as each is a separate information return.