After stating that an estate would be required to issue a T4A to an executor who was earning his fees as business income rather than income from an office, CRA referred to its policy not to require a T4A for payments less than $500, and then further stated:
Also, as noted on page 16 of the T4A guide (RC4157), "Until such time as the CRA undertakes a review for the purposes of clarifying the types of fees for services that are to be reported on the T4A slip, taxpayers will not be penalized for failing to complete Box 048 on the T4A slip."