The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has released a Guide ‘RC4651’ on 2nd March 2017 regarding Country-By-Country Reporting (CbCR) in Canada, which is only available in electronic format. This is a new filing obligation for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups with consolidated revenues of €750m or more. This guide gives information on the interpretation of Canadian CbCR legislation, the effective date of CbCR in Canada, excluded MNE groups, voluntary filings, the secondary reporting mechanism, notifications needed for CbCR reporting, entities required to submit in Canada, deadlines, penalties, automatic exchange of CbCR information, confidentiality of information, etc. The guidance follows the CRA’s recent release of ‘Form RC4649’. This form is a prescribed country-by country report that affected MNE groups will be needed to submit for MNE fiscal years starting on or after 1st January 2016. The CRA’s Form RC4649 is based on the OECD’s model CbC report. It needs MNE groups to report their revenues, taxes paid, profits, accumulated earnings, stated capital, number of employees and tangible assets regarding each constituent entity (CE) and aggregated by jurisdiction, as well as the main activities of each CE of the MNE group. This guide provides instructions on the interpretation of Canada’s CbC reporting legislation on various issues like notification necessities, obligations under the secondary filing procedure, the impact of currency fluctuations on the €750m filing threshold, MNE groups that must incorporate on Form RC4649, investment funds rules, penalties, fiscal years less than twelve months, and the automatic exchange of CbC reports between tax administrations.
Related Posts
Canada: Budget deficit shrinks in first 7 months of 2024/25
Canada’s Ministry of Finance has reported a CAD 14.50 billion (USD 10.09 billion) budget deficit in the first seven months of 2024-25 on 20 December 2024. The Finance Ministry said this deficit is slightly lower than last year due to increasing
Read MoreCanada mandates digital tax registration for big businesses next year
Canada’s government has mandated that large businesses whose online revenues are above specific thresholds must register for a Digital Services Tax (DST) programme account by 31 January 2025, and file and pay their first DST returns by 30 June
Read MoreCanada updates Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax (SR&ED) incentive in 2024 fall economic statement
Canada's Department of Finance has released the 2024 Fall Economic Statement on 16 December 2024. Among the key updates are enhancements to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive programme and more support for
Read MoreCanada enacts law making food, holiday essentials tax-free for two months
Canada's Department of Finance has announced enacting the Tax Break for All Canadians Act after receiving Royal Assent on 12 December 2024. This legislation introduces a temporary Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) exemption on
Read MoreCanada suspends tax treaty with Russia
Canada has provided a formal notice to Russia, on 18 November 2024, to confirm the suspension of the Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Russian Federation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of
Read MoreCanada: Parliamentary Budget Officer revises fiscal multiplier estimates
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has updated estimates of fiscal multipliers on 20 November 2024. To assist parliamentarians’ deliberations of the current economic and fiscal situation, this additional analysis provides PBO’s
Read More