Investment Q&A

Q: Hi,

I have a line of credit that I borrowed for investing.But prior to that I used it once for personal use.After the funds borrowed were paid, a month later I used it all for investing in a non registered acct.

My question is, can I claim a tax deduction on the interest expense on that money borrowed.I read articles that you can only deduct only if the account was only used for investment purposes.

I know you are not tax experts but your valued opinion is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Q: I noticed the question about "phantom" distributions. I was very surprised to see that the capital gains distributions at the end of the year which are rolled back into NAV show up as taxable but without the Return of Capital adjustment that is needed. So a RoC distribution that requires the ACB to be decreased is shown on T3s but when a phantom RoC distribution that requires the ACB to be increased to the benefit of unit holders is not shown on the T3. How many people are going to pay twice the amount of tax as they should on these distributions?

Q: Hi, Would ZWC’s payout be considered eligible dividends? What about the other BMO covered call etf? Thanks.

Q: When I reviewed my T3s I found one that CRA had but which I had not received through my discount broker. According to the CRA copy of the T3 I received a capital gain on a fund (Ninepoint Energy). I had not sold any. When I searched 'Activities' for this fund on my broker's website I found the matching amount but it was listed as dividends. Does that just mean that it was a distribution of capital gains ($x/unit held) in the form of a dividend, but not an eligible div?

If this hadn't appeared on the CRA site I would not have known to claim it - I didn't received this form with the any others which the broker did send to me. (Common?)

Thanks,

Q: Hi, Is it permitted to buy these adr (nio,baba,bp) in a tfsa or rrsp?
Thank you

Q: Hi, I presently hold the above funds in a corporate account.
Is the tax treatment of these funds in a corporate account the same as a non registered acct?
In what type of acct is it best to hold them?

Q: as a Canadian investor is it better to buy bep.un in a tax free account or a regular account for tax purposes?

Q: We have a 10oz gold bullion that was given to us as a wedding present four decades ago. How can we sell it to get the best price? We can try jewelry shops. Go to the banks. Advertise through news/social media. Any other places you can suggest? If we do sell, will there be capital gains or income to report? Thanks a bullion!

Q: Hi,

Perhaps you can help me with this tax question. Does one have to necessarily include both capital gains and capital losses for the year, and calculate the net gain; or can one pay tax only on items that have capital gain and selectively keep some or all of the capital losses to be applied in later years?
Regards
Rajiv

Q:
In John’s question April 13 he says “Exceeding the $us limit of $100K us “
Is the limit for reporting US held stocks on form 1135 100K US dollars or 100K Canadian dollars ?
Thanks

Q: Today I noticed that once again you recommend transferring Canadian Cos. that pay dividends in $US to the US side of our Trading accounts. I get the rationale but am wondering if it is worth the trouble of exceeding the $US investment limit of US$100k at which it is necessary to report US investments specifically to CRA ? Also it would be interesting to know why the CRA has set this arbitrary limit in the first place ? If you know why ?

John.

Q: Any issues I should be aware of in switching from ZEB to HEWB in a taxable account other than taxable capital gains on the sale of ZEB? I am trying to lower taxable income which is impacting OAS payments.

Q: " It was a taxable spin off, but the deemed value was essentially zero. T3s are not always given in these scenarios. The cost base of TOI shares was determined to be less than 1 cent per share."

So, the deemed value of taxable spin off being essentially Zero, it's not required to be reported for Taxable Income in any form, for 2021 tax year - Is this the correct understanding ?

What should the ACB of the spin off shares used, when sold - Zero - For Capital Gain purposes ?

Thank You

Q: Hi 5i,

After being unable to receive a rational or timely response from my Investment Advisor(Big Bank) nor a return call from the company(CSU/TOI), I beleve other members have in the past asked this same question regarding the spin off value of TOI from CSU for tax purposes --- is the value of 'TOI' shares received deemed to be a 'taxable dividend' for tax purposes for tax year '2021? If so, should I have not received a 'T5' by now?

Thank you and confused,

Dean

Q: Can you please advise if the cost of my annual subscription to 5i qualifies as an investment expense for Canadian income tax purposes. Thank you.

Andrew

Q: According to KPMG, the Finance Minister has telegraphed that she will not be increasing the capital gains inclusion rate in the April 7 budget. That being said, never say never. I currently hold ITP with some accrued gains. Does it make sense to sell my holdings and crystalize my gains and then buyback my shares to take advantage of the still existing arbitrage opportunity? Is this what you would do if you were in this situation? For tax purposes, if they change the inclusion rate, would it be based on the trade date or the settlement date? I understand there is no 30 day waiting period to buy the shares back, but can I buy them back the same day that I sell them, or do I need to wait until the next trading day?

Thank you.

Q: Just a clarification on the "superficial loss" rule for your readers...you can buy the stock back within 30 days but the capital loss you would have claimed gets added to your new adjusted cost base and can be claimed when the shares are eventually sold. I've had to do that a couple of times to prevent the stock from running away from me during the 30 days.

Q: Are the Topicus shares distribution from CSU taxable in 2021?

Q: I'm confused regarding your answer to Paul's question regarding capital gains. You mentioned that "Shares sold can be re-bought immediately and a new ACB established."
My question is does not one have to wait 30 days to re-buy the same holding because of the superficial loss rule? If not, please explain.

Q: Capital Gains question -- perhaps not your speciality, but worth a try.

Over the years I have kept my winning stocks and sold my losers. As a result I have a fair bit of unrealized capital gains, but I also have capital losses that I have carried forward over the years and not used as I am mostly a "buy and hold" investor.

Assuming that the Federal Government increases the capital gains tax inclusion rate from 50% to 75%, does it make sense for me to sell some of my winners before the budget on April 7th so that I can use up my banked capital losses of previous years?

In the past I could claim 50% of the loss, but if I assume the capital gain will now be taxed at 75% I am kind of thinking it would be advantageous to sell before April 7th (and therefore include 50% of the gain, not 75%).

Two stocks that are on my chopping block that I have held for more then 5 years are ENGH and OTEX. Still up about 80% and 70%, respectively. In your portfolio update you just sold OTEX so it is kind of giving me a push to sell it as I have been thinking about it selling it since last year.

Paul