21 November 2017 CTF Roundtable Q. 5, 2017-0726381C6 - 55(5)(f) and 55(2.3) with 55(2.1) -- summary under Paragraph 55(5)(f)

CRA rejected the suggestion that safe income of Opco effectively can be duplicated on the basis that where a dividend in excess of safe income is paid by Opco to Holdco, the bifurcation by s. 55(5)(f) of the dividend into two parts means that the first component is protected as coming out of safe income, and the second component also is not subject to s. 55(2) if, as per s. 55(2.1), its purpose is not to significantly reduce the gain on or the value of the shares. However, for purposes of s. 55(2.1)(c) the dividend is only the portion exceeding safe income.