November 8, 1989
| Mr. R.A. Short | |
| General Director | |
| Tax Policy and Legislation Branch | Wm. R. McColm |
| Department of Finance | 957-2068 |
| 140 O'Connor Street | BY HAND |
| L'Esplande Laurier | I-3240 |
| 16th Floor, East Tower | |
| Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5 |
Dear Al:
Attached is a copy of memorandum received from our Specialty Rulings Directorate concerning the deduction of mutual fund front- end loading fees which are being paid for and deducted on current basis by limited partnerships. In exchange for this service a partnership receives an income flow from the fund over a period of years which is based on a percentage of the net assets of the fund.
21(1)(b)
While they have already issued a favourable ruling on such an arrangements, this matter may be of interest to you. If we can provide further information, please contact us.
Yours sincerely,
B.J. Bryson Acting DirectorCurrent Amendments andRegulations Division
WRMcC/jab