Regarding where a loan is made by a non-resident trust (which has made a valid (resident portion) election under s. 94(3)(f)) to a Canadian resident beneficiary, CRA noted that s. 94(2)(g)(iv) provides that the loan to the beneficiary involves the acquisition by the trust of the debt which entails a deemed transfer by the debtor – so that, here, there is a deemed transfer of property from the beneficiary to the trust. Accordingly, under para. (a) of the “resident portion” definition, the amount of the loan owing by the beneficiary would be considered as a contribution by the beneficiary (viewed in this regard as a resident contributor) and would be included in the resident portion of the trust.
The repayment of the loan would be considered to be a contribution to the trust by the resident beneficiary so that the cash repayment proceeds would be added to the resident portion. Since the debt ceased to exist, it is expected that it would no longer be included in the resident portion.