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Newfoundland
and Labrador
Resort
Property Investment Tax Credit Regulations (Filed Under the authority of section 46.1 of the Income Tax Act, 2000, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at Gary Norris REGULATIONS Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Application for registration as a qualifying resort developer 4. Certificate of registration as a qualifying resort developer 5. Application for tax credit receipt 6. Claiming the non refundable tax credit 7. Holding period 8. Recovery where no entitlement 9. Revocation of certificate of registration as a qualifying resort developer 10. Liability of officers and directors 11. Extension of time 12. Reporting 13. Breach 14. Commencement 1. These
regulations may be cited as the Resort
Property Investment Tax Credit Regulations. Definitions 2. In
these regulations (a) "Act" means the Income Tax Act, 2000; (b) "arm's length" means arm's length as
defined in section 251 of the Income Tax
Act ( (c) "certificate of registration" means a certificate of registration issued under section 4; (d) "eligible investment" means the purchase of a qualifying resort development property unit by a qualifying investor in accordance with these regulations; (e) "north-east Avalon" means the towns
of Bauline, Conception Bay South, Flatrock, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove,
Paradise, Petty Harbour, Portugal Cove–St. Philip's, Pouch Cove and Torbay
incorporated or continued under the Municipalities
Act, 1999 , the City of Mount Pearl incorporated under the City of Mount Pearl Act and the City of
St. John's incorporated under the City of
St. John's Act; (f) "qualifying investor" means a person other than a trust who invests in a qualifying resort development property unit, where that person and the qualifying resort developer or owner are at arm's length from each other and where, in the case of an individual investor, the person is 19 years of age or older; (g) "qualifying resort developer" means
a person registered to develop a qualifying resort development complex, where
for the purpose of this definition the person includes a corporation,
partnership or limited partnership but does not include a trust; (h) "qualifying resort development complex"
means (i) a newly constructed accommodation facility, (ii) a newly constructed expansion, or (iii) a property where at least 90 percent of the
building area is rebuilt containing a minimum of 50 qualifying resort
development property units, located outside the north-east Avalon, with a Canada
Select 4 rating and having at least 3 of the following features: (iv) a variety of directed exercise facilities and
venues including, a fitness area with a minimum of 5 exercise machines per 100
guest capacity supported by trainers and sports professionals, (v) a variety of other directed leisure
activities, supported by personal guidance, including tour guides and interpreters, (vi) a convention centre with seating capacity for
at least 75 persons, as well as 3 meeting rooms, and (vii) dining facilities with seating capacity for at
least 50 persons; (i) "qualifying resort development property unit" means a town house, chalet or a hotel condominium of the qualifying resort development complex (i) acquired by the qualifying investor through an
initial freehold sale or 99 year lease, (ii) that is at least 35 square metres, and (iii) with respect to which the unit holder is required to enter into a 20 year contract relating to the availability of the unit for the rental pool of the qualifying resort development complex for at least three-quarters of the time annually; (j) "tax credit" means the resort
property investment tax credit granted under these regulations; (k) "tax credit receipt" means a tax
credit receipt issued by the minister under section 5; and (l) "tax otherwise payable" means the amount that would, except for these regulations and the deduction allowed under section 40.1 of the Act, be the tax otherwise payable under the Act. Application for registration
as a qualifying resort developer 3. (1) Where
a person intends to construct a resort development complex that person may, in
the required form, apply to the minister before (2) An application for a certificate of registration
shall (a) indicate the name of the person's business; (b) list the names and residential addresses of
all directors and principals of the person's business; (c) include a business plan containing a detailed
description of the business' proposed business activities, its financing plan,
market analysis and timeline for construction; (d) state the location of the proposed qualifying resort
development complex; (e) include a statement signed by an officer or
director of the business stating that the information contained in the application
is true and correct; (f) provide a commitment for continuous operation of the venture for a minimum period of 5 years from commencement; and (g) be in the form and include the other
information that the minister may require. Certificate of
registration as a qualifying resort developer 4. (1) Where
the person applies for a certificate of registration as a qualifying resort
developer under section 3, the minister shall issue a certificate to the person,
with conditions that he or she considers to be appropriate, where the minister
is satisfied that the requirements under section 3 are met. (2) A qualifying resort developer has 12 months after being registered under subsection (1) to begin construction of a qualifying resort development complex and 24 months after the beginning of construction to achieve Canada Select 4 status, complete construction and begin offering qualifying resort development property units for sale. (3) A qualifying resort developer shall submit documentation supporting the attainment of Canada Select 4 status, within 10 days of achieving the status. (4) The capital that may be approved by the
minister with respect to a qualifying resort development complex shall not
exceed $50 million. (5) The minister may suspend the issuance of
certificates of registration where the total amount that may be deducted or deductible
by qualifying investors for a fiscal year of the province exceeds or may exceed
$22.5 million. Application for
tax credit receipt 5. (1) A
qualifying investor, or a person acting on behalf of a qualifying investor, not
more than 90 days after the sale of the qualifying resort development property unit,
shall submit an application for the tax credit. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made in the required form and shall be signed by an authorized officer of the qualifying resort developer that has sold the qualifying resort development property unit for which a tax credit receipt is sought and shall be accompanied by additional information that the minister may require, including (a) the name, address and Social Insurance Number or Business Number of the purchaser; (b) the contract referred to in subparagraph 2(i)(iii); (c) supporting documents respecting the unit sale and transfer of ownership; and (d)
certification from an officer or director
of the business that cash payment has been received in full for the resort property. (3) Where the minister receives an application under subsection (1), he or she, shall issue to the qualifying investor, a tax credit receipt equal to the lesser of 45 percent of the purchase price of the qualifying resort development property unit acquired after these regulations came into force but not more than 5 years after the unit was first made available for sale, and $150,000. (4) The total tax credits that may be issued under this section to a person for one or more qualifying resort development property units shall not exceed a lifetime limit of $150,000. (5) Where more than one person acquires a
qualifying resort development property unit, the maximum tax credit that may be
earned in aggregate by all investors in respect of that unit is limited to
$150,000, and the tax credit shall be allocated to each person in proportion to
his or her ownership interest. (6) The minister shall not issue a tax credit
receipt unless he or she is satisfied that the qualifying resort development
complex or its directors, officers or shareholders are not conducting the
affairs of the business in a manner that is contrary to the Act and these
regulations or to the spirit of the Act and these regulations. (7) The minister shall not issue a tax credit
receipt unless he or she is satisfied that (a) a tax credit has not been previously allowed
under the Act with respect to eligible investments to which the tax credit
receipt relates; (b) the eligible investments related to the tax credit receipt were purchased and acquired directly from the business that sold the eligible investments; (c) $15,000 from the sale of each qualifying resort development property unit has been placed in an escrow account; (d) title to the property has been passed to the purchaser, cash payment has been received in full by the developer and the property is made available to the rental pool for a 20 year period; (e) the property unit was sold in whole at one time, so that where there is more than one investor in a unit, all the investors participate in a joint tenancy of the property; (f) a copy of the 20 year contract referred to in
subparagraph 2(i)(iii) and the report referred to in section 12 have been filed
with the minister; and (g) there has been compliance with all
requirements of these regulations. Claiming the non
refundable tax credit 6. (1) Where,
for a taxation year, a qualifying investor has been issued a tax credit
receipt, there shall be deducted from the tax otherwise payable by the
qualifying investor under the Act for that taxation year, the lesser of (a) the tax otherwise payable; (b) the amount specified in a tax credit receipt
or receipts issued during the year, less amounts used in previous years, plus
amounts carried forward or back from another year in accordance with subsection
(4); or (c) $50,000. (2) A qualifying investor who is entitled to a
deduction under this section shall file, with the qualifying investor's annual
return for a taxation year in which a deduction is claimed under this section,
a copy of the tax credit receipt to which the deduction relates. (3) A deduction made under this section may be
made with respect to eligible investments made and paid for by a qualifying
investor in the taxation year for which the deduction is claimed. (4) Where a qualifying investor has been issued a
tax credit receipt under these regulations and the amount specified in the tax
credit receipt or receipts issued during the year exceeds the lesser of (a) the tax otherwise payable; and (b) $50,000, the qualifying investor may carry forward
an unused balance to one or more of 7 subsequent tax years, or carry back the
amount to one or more of 3 preceding tax years, where (c) in the case of an eligible investor that is an
individual, it is not carried back to a taxation year that precedes the year
2006; and (d) in the case of an eligible investor that is
not an individual, it is not carried back to a taxation year that ended before Holding period 7. (1) A qualifying investor shall not sell or transfer ownership of a property unit for which a credit has been obtained for a minimum of 5 years after the original sale of the unit. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a unit may only be sold to a person who assumes the obligations of the contract referred to in subparagraph 2(i)(iii) and all the units sold continue to be subject to these regulations. (3) The minister may authorize the release of
amounts referred to in paragraph 5(7)(c) 5 years after the original sale of
each respective unit. Recovery where no
entitlement 8. Where
a qualifying investor receives, directly or indirectly, the benefit of all or a
part of a tax credit that the qualifying investor is not entitled to, the
qualifying investor shall pay the amount of the benefit to the minister plus
interest at the rate prescribed under the federal Act. Revocation of
certificate of registration as a qualifying resort developer 9. (1) The
minister may, after a certificate of registration for a business has been issued,
revoke that certificate where (a) in his or her
opinion, the business has materially breached these regulations; or (b) the business has misrepresented information to the minister either knowingly or in a manner that would be considered negligent. (2) Where the minister revokes a certificate of
registration after a qualifying resort development property unit is sold and (a) a tax credit receipt has been issued, the
qualifying resort developer is liable for the full amount of the tax credit and
shall immediately surrender to the minister from the escrow account referred to
in paragraph 5(7)(c) an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts of the tax
credit receipt issued for the qualifying resort development property units; or (b) a tax credit receipt has not been issued, the
minister shall not issue a tax credit receipt with respect to that qualifying resort
developer. Liability of
officers and directors 10. Where
an officer or director of a qualifying resort property development complex
permits or acquiesces in a transaction, event or a series of transactions or
events that he or she knows or ought to know would cause the certificate of
registration to be revoked, the officer or director is jointly and individually
liable for the amounts specified in subsection 9(2). Extension of time
11. The minister may extend, with or without
conditions, the time limit in relation to anything under these regulations and
may grant the extension notwithstanding that the time limit to be extended has
expired. Reporting 12. A qualifying resort developer shall report
annually to the minister on the availability of the unit for the rental pool. Breach 13. (1) A breach of the 5 year operating commitment under paragraph
3(2)(f) shall result in the surrender of the escrow account to the minister. (2) A failure to comply with the Act or these regulations or with a certificate of registration issued under the Act shall result in the de-certification and render ineligible a pending unit sale. Commencement 14. These regulations shall be considered to have
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