5-Which one of the following statements best describes the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) included in...

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5-Which one of the following statements best describes the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) included in the Income Tax Act? Group of answer choices

The key to understanding the anti-avoidance rules lies in establishing whether a transaction results in a tax benefit

In order for a transaction to be considered an avoidance transaction, its primary objective must be other than to obtain a tax benefit

A transaction will not be an avoidance transaction if the taxpayer establishes that it is undertaken primarily for bona fide tax purposes

When a person is involved in a misuse of the provisions of the tax act or an abuse of those provisions read as a whole, tax will be adjusted to deny the tax benefit that would have resulted from the transaction(s).

6-Salaries and bonuses paid must be reasonable in the circumstance [sec 67] in order to be deductible. The Tax act has no definition for the word reasonability. Which of the following guidelines is false when it comes to proving the expense is reasonable?

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Payment is for real and identifiable services.

There is no need to justify a bonus over a regular salary as long the company is consistent year after year.

There is a legal obligation to pay the accrued bonus.

There is some kind of formula that the corporation practices to establish the bonus

7-Which one of the following entities is subject to tax on it worldwide income under Part 1 of the Income Tax Act? Group of answer choices

An individual who is a resident of the United States and sojourns in Canada for 170 days during the year

A business partnership of which 80% of its partners are residents of Canada

A corporation that is incorporated in Canada, but operates a business in Hong Kong, and has shareholders who are all residents of the United States

An individual who is a resident of the United States and carries on a business in Canada throughout the year

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