Subject: 24(1) Trade in Securities
This is in reply to your memorandum of July 18, 1991, wherein you request a opinion as to whether 24(1) would be considered a trader in account receivables. Your request has been referred to our Division for a reply.
We have reviewed your submission and documentation as well as the submission made by 19(1) on behalf of 24(1)
24(1)
The assignment of account receivables to a credit or finance company is a financing technique employed by numerous businesses and is not indicative of a trading activity. Conversely, we would not view the holding of receivables which were acquired in the ordinary course of business or upon the acquisition of a business as a going concern as indicative of a trading activity. In our view, to term someone a trader or dealer in receivables, it would be necessary to demonstrate a pattern of purchasing receivables as such.
In conclusion we do not consider the evidence in the documentation or submissions indicative of 24(1) being a trader in account receivables. We would regard the comments in paragraph 7 of IT-188R as applicable.
We trust these comments are of further assistance and would be please to offer you may require.
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