Friedberg v. Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeLamer, Antonio; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.
Date05 November 1993
Citation[1993] 4 SCR 285,1993 CanLII 41 (SCC),47 DTC 5507,68 FTR 239,160 NR 312,[1993] 2 CTC 306
Docket Number22924
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
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31 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Income Tax Law. Second Edition Part IX
    • June 16, 2012
    ...DTC 6359 , [1986] FCJ No 380 (TD) .............................................................................. 181 Friedberg v Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285, [1993] 2 CTC 306 , 93 DTC 5507 ........ 660 Fries v MNR, [1983] CTC 2124, 83 DTC 117 (TRB) ..............................................
  • Fifty Years of Taxation at the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. 50 Years of History
    • October 4, 2021
    ...above note 110 at para 35. 124 Friedberg v Canada , 92 DTC 6031 (FCA) at 6032. This decision was airmed by the Supreme Court of Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285. 125 Dale v Canada , [1997] 3 FC 235 (CA) [ Dale ]. [ 569 ] The Federal CourT oF appeal and The Federal CourT conclude that although th......
  • Anthony v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2016 FC 955
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • August 23, 2016
    ...had the liability for the rental payments. As noted by the Federal Court of Appeal in R v Friedberg, [1991] FCJ No 1255 (FCA), aff’d [1993] 4 SCR 285, a case where the taxpayer was denied a deduction for a gift he funded for a museum to acquire a collection of textiles because he had not ......
  • Friesen v. Minister of National Revenue, (1995) 186 N.R. 243 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 1, 1995
    ...Association v. Minister of National Revenue, [1954] S.C.R. 82 , refd to. [para. 104]. Friedberg v. Minister of National Revenue, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 285; 160 N.R. 312 , refd to. [para. Oryx Realty Corp. v. Minister of National Revenue, [1974] 2 F.C. 44 ; 4 N.R. 463 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para......
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22 cases
  • Anthony v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2016 FC 955
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • August 23, 2016
    ...had the liability for the rental payments. As noted by the Federal Court of Appeal in R v Friedberg, [1991] FCJ No 1255 (FCA), aff’d [1993] 4 SCR 285, a case where the taxpayer was denied a deduction for a gift he funded for a museum to acquire a collection of textiles because he had not ......
  • Friesen v. Minister of National Revenue, (1995) 186 N.R. 243 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 1, 1995
    ...Association v. Minister of National Revenue, [1954] S.C.R. 82 , refd to. [para. 104]. Friedberg v. Minister of National Revenue, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 285; 160 N.R. 312 , refd to. [para. Oryx Realty Corp. v. Minister of National Revenue, [1974] 2 F.C. 44 ; 4 N.R. 463 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para......
  • Continental Bank Leasing Corp. v. Minister of National Revenue, (1996) 199 N.R. 9 (FCA)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • June 4, 1996
    ... 53 N.R. 241 , refd to. [para. 15]. Friedberg v. Minister of National Revenue (1991), 135 N.R. 61 ; 92 D.T.C. 6031 (F.C.A.), affd. [1993] 4 S.C.R. 285; 160 N.R. 312 , refd to. [para. Inland Revenue Commissioners v. Duke of Westminster, [1936] A.C. 1 , refd to. [para. 16]. Dominion Taxi......
  • Paletta Estate v. The Queen, 2021 TCC 11
    • Canada
    • Tax Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2021
    .... rules will be introduced to prevent the use of offsetting positions in straddled transactions to defer tax. In the Friedberg case (1993) 4 SCR 285, the Supreme Court (per Iacobucci J.) decided that taxpayers were not required to use the mark‑to-market method to account for the gain......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Kruger: FX Derivatives Gains/Losses Taxed Only When Realized
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 11, 2015
    ...the key Canadian judicial authorities regarding the test for determining income under the Act, including Friedberg v. The Queen ([1993] 4 S.C.R. 285),Canderel Limited v. The Queen ([1998] 1 S.C.R. 147), Friesen v. The Queen ([1995] 3 S.C.R. 103). The Court referred to the oft-cited principl......
  • 2017 Canadian Federal Budget Commentary – Tax Initiatives
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2017
    ...until the following year. The taxpayer can claim a loss in the first year and defer the gain until the following year. In Friedberg ([1993] 4 SCR 285), the Supreme Court of Canada held that the taxpayer was entitled to recognize the loss in the first Budget 2017 proposes a stop-loss rule to......
  • Lesson From The FCA's Decision In Paletta: Seek A Legal Opinion To Obtain Sound Advice ' Don't Rely On Informal Communications
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 11, 2022
    ...transaction without having obtained comprehensive tax advice. Footnotes 1 2022 FCA 86 . 2 2002 SCC 46 . 3 2002 SCC 47 . 4 [1993] 4 S.C.R. 285. 5 Mr. Paletta died a few months before his appeal to the Tax Court of Canada was heard, and his appeal was continued by his 6 Maloney v. R., 92 ......
6 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Income Tax Law. Second Edition Part IX
    • June 16, 2012
    ...DTC 6359 , [1986] FCJ No 380 (TD) .............................................................................. 181 Friedberg v Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285, [1993] 2 CTC 306 , 93 DTC 5507 ........ 660 Fries v MNR, [1983] CTC 2124, 83 DTC 117 (TRB) ..............................................
  • Fifty Years of Taxation at the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. 50 Years of History
    • October 4, 2021
    ...above note 110 at para 35. 124 Friedberg v Canada , 92 DTC 6031 (FCA) at 6032. This decision was airmed by the Supreme Court of Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285. 125 Dale v Canada , [1997] 3 FC 235 (CA) [ Dale ]. [ 569 ] The Federal CourT oF appeal and The Federal CourT conclude that although th......
  • From sham to reality: should a wrong be taxed as a right?
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 55 No. 1, March 2010
    • March 1, 2010
    ...para. 39 [reference omitted]. (69) (1991), [1992] 1 C.T.C. (N.S.) 1, 135 N.R. 61 (F.C.A.) [Friedberg cited to C.T.C. (N.S.)], aff'd [1993] 4 S.C.R. 285, 160 N.R. (70) 1524994 Ontario Ltd., supra note 3 at para. 14, citing Friedberg, supra note 69 at 3. (71) See e.g. Robert M. Beith et al......
  • Law and Accounting
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Financial Skills for Professionals
    • June 23, 2020
    ...of the period (irst-in, still here). Any increases in quantity during a period are valued at the cost prevailing 31 Friedberg v Canada , [1993] 4 SCR 285. 32 West Kootenay Power & Light Co v MNR (1991), 92 DTC 6023 (FCA). Chapter 17: Law and Accounting 375 during the time the accumulations ......
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