Aprile v. The Queen, 2005 DTC 585, 2005 TCC 216 (Informal Procedure) -- summary under Payment & Receipt

Bell J. rejected the Crown's submission that the taxpayer can only make a deduction under s. 8(1)(i) for amounts paid in cash or by cheque with proof of payment, and found that the taxpayer was entitled to a deduction under s. 8(1)(I)(ii) for snowmobiles, motorcycles and gasoline that he had purchased for his sons as payment for their services in performing mailings to 2,500 people on five different occasions in the year.