Tax Tip - Update on the Canada Revenue Agency's administration of the proposed capital gains taxation changes
As a result, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has reverted to administering the currently enacted capital gains inclusion rate of one-half. This means that all capital gains realized before January 1, 2026 will be subject to the currently enacted inclusion rate of one-half, unless an exemption applies.
The announcement also confirmed that the government intends to maintain the existing coming into force date of the proposed increase to the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) limit to $1.25 million of eligible capital gains included in the previous Notice of Ways and Means Motion (NWMM) tabled in Parliament on September 23, 2024. This measure remains unchanged, and the CRA will continue to administer the proposed change, which applies to dispositions that occur on or after June 25, 2024. Indexation of the LCGE would resume in 2026.
Individuals and Trusts – Proposed capital gains rule changes effective January 1, 2026
With the proposed change to the effective date, the CRA will issue forms that have been reverted to the currently enacted rate in the coming weeks.
The CRA will grant relief in respect of late-filing penalties and arrears interest until June 2, 2025, for impacted T1 Individual filers and until May 1, 2025, for impacted T3 Trust filers to provide additional time for taxpayers reporting capital dispositions to meet their tax filing obligations.
Now that the government has communicated its intentions regarding the proposed capital gains inclusion rate, we are working as quickly as we can to adjust our systems and forms so that taxpayers who need to report capital dispositions can do so as early as possible.
Corporations – Proposed capital gains rule changes effective January 1, 2026
As the capital gains rate change is now proposed to be effective January 1, 2026, corporations can continue to use existing forms and tax software to file using the one-half inclusion rate until further notice.
For the small number of corporations that followed CRA's guidance to file on the basis of the NWMM tabled in Parliament on September 23, 2024, the CRA will coordinate corrective reassessments to reverse the application of the two-thirds inclusion rate.
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