24(1)
5-902500
D.S. Delorey
(613) 957-3495
19(1)November 7, 1990
Dear Madam:
This is in reply to your letter of September 14, 1990 concerning the interaction between the 21-year deemed disposition rule under subsection 104(4) of the Income Tax Act (the "Act") and the preferred beneficiary election available under subsection 104(14) of the Act.
In particular, you ask if the "accumulating income" referred to in subsection 104(14) of the Act would include taxable capital gains arising as a consequence of a deemed disposition under subsection 104(4) of the Act by a trust other than a "spouse trust".
The short answer is yes. As indicated in paragraph 11 of Interpretation Bulletin IT-349R , the definition of "accumulating income" in paragraph 108(1)(a) of the Act excludes taxable capital gains arising from a subsection 104(4) deemed disposition only where the trust is one described in paragraph 104(4)(a) of the Act; i.e., a "spouse trust".
We trust that our comments are of assistance.
Yours truly,
Director Financial Industries Division Rulings Directorate